Northwest corner of Delaware and Washington Streets todayMost locals are aware that Indianapolis became the capital of Indiana in 1821. Any guesses as to how much dinero downtown real estate fetched back then?
In October 1821, lots in newly platted Indianapolis were up for sale and the priciest properties were:
The lot on the northwest corner of Washington and Delaware Streets garnered the highest price, $560. The next highest price was paid for the northwest corner of Senate and Washington Streets at $500. The third was the northwest corner of Tennessee (now Capitol) and Washington Streets for $450. The northeast corner of Pennsylvania and Washington brought $300.
Notice any recurring themes?
The romantic in me likes to imagine the great views of dawn afforded from those northwest corners of the "Main Street" (an alternate name by which Washington Street was known at that time). Dirt roads and trees galore are difficult images to conjure in such places now...
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