The Indianapolis Wholesale District: A Regionally Significant Business Center

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dc.contributor.advisorMonroe, Elizabeth Brand, 1947-
dc.contributor.authorGiacomelli, Angela Marie
dc.contributor.otherMorgan, Anita A.
dc.contributor.otherRobertson, Nancy Marie, 1956-
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-07T19:25:58Z
dc.date.available2013-10-07T19:25:58Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.degree.date2012en_US
dc.degree.disciplineDepartment of Historyen
dc.degree.grantorIndiana Universityen_US
dc.degree.levelM.A.en_US
dc.descriptionIndiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)en_US
dc.description.abstractDuring the latter half of the nineteenth and in the early twentieth century, the Indianapolis Wholesale District (IWD) operated as a local and regional commercial hub. Analysis of the IWD’s relationship with the railroad network in Indiana points to a widening of trade, yet regional focus due to transportation restrictions. The growth and subsequent specialization of wholesale trading in the district catered to primarily local and regional audiences. Examining the physical presence of the IWD in downtown Indianapolis uncovers the built environment of a midwestern business district. This research project argues for the local and regional significance of the Indianapolis Wholesale District. Additionally, this thesis demonstrates the need to pursue the overlap in specialization, the morphology of warehouses, and transportation development to understand a business district as part of a larger process of American economic development.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/3620
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/171
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectIndianapolisen_US
dc.subjectwholesaleen_US
dc.subjecttradeen_US
dc.subjectdistricten_US
dc.subjectwarehouseen_US
dc.subjectrailroaden_US
dc.subjectspecializationen_US
dc.subjecttransportationen_US
dc.subject.lcshCentral business districts -- Indiana -- Indianapolisen_US
dc.subject.lcshCentral business districts -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- Mapsen_US
dc.subject.lcshRailroads -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- Historyen_US
dc.subject.lcshWholesale trade -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- 19th centuryen_US
dc.subject.lcshWholesale trade -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- 20th centuryen_US
dc.subject.lcshWholesale trade -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- Mapsen_US
dc.subject.lcshWarehouses -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- 19th centuryen_US
dc.subject.lcshWarehouses -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- 20th centuryen_US
dc.subject.lcshWarehouses -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- Mapsen_US
dc.subject.lcshManufacturing industries -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- Historyen_US
dc.subject.lcshTransportation -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- History -- 19th centuryen_US
dc.subject.lcshTransportation -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- History -- 20th centuryen_US
dc.subject.lcshUnited States -- Economic conditions --1865-1918en_US
dc.subject.lcshUnited States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945en_US
dc.titleThe Indianapolis Wholesale District: A Regionally Significant Business Centeren_US
dc.typeThesisen
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