Lafayette Square

Tax bills slashed for pair of ailing mallsRestricted Content

October 20, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
Marion County is granting Simon Property Group Inc. a $2.4 million refund, after a tax review board cut the value of Lafayette Square Mall and Washington Square Mall roughly in half.
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LEADING QUESTIONS: Big Car director helps drive growth

June 27, 2012
Mason King
LQ_Walker_WatchVideoThe Big Car arts collective is shifting into a higher gear, with a budget this year of $250,000, a new westside events hub, and a paid staff that no longer fits into a sedan. Executive Director Jim Walker provides a front-seat view.
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Lafayette Square amusement center closes

March 29, 2012
Scott Olson
America's Incredible Pizza Co. shut down on Sunday, leaving a 75,000-square-foot vacancy in the struggling shopping center on Indianapolis' west side.
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Police called to control rowdy shoe shoppers

December 23, 2011
Local police were called to two Indianapolis malls to control crowds waiting to purchase the newest generation of Air Jordan basketball shoe. Similar incidents have been reported nationwide.
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Lafayette Square coalition names executive directorRestricted Content

September 24, 2011
 IBJ Staff
Mary Chalmers, a neighborhood liaison for the city, will leave that post to lead the effort to improve the area near 38th Street and Lafayette Road.
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DINING: Salivating over Salvadoran cuisine on the westside

March 12, 2011
Lou Harry
Second in a month-long series of numeric restaurant reviews. This week: 3 in 1 Restaurant on the west side.
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Indoor amusement center could have new owner

June 9, 2010
Springfield, Mo.-based America's Incredible Pizza Company is negotiating to purchase Xscape and could have a deal finalized as soon as Wednesday.
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Road upgrade kicks off improvements in Lafayette Square area

June 1, 2010
Tom Harton
A $20 million improvement of West 38th Street between Guion and High School roads that is set to begin next month is the first in a series of initiatives that stakeholders hope will revive the real estate fortunes of the area anchored by Lafayette Square Mall.
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UPDATE: Macy's closing wounds ailing mall

January 8, 2009
Scott Olson
Macy's decision to close its store at Lafayette Square could deal a devastating blow to a mall already reeling from the loss of other major tenants.
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Exit of anchor complicates Lafayette Square overhaulRestricted Content

December 1, 2008
Chip Cutter
The demise of apparel retailer Steve and Barry's University Sportswear deals another blow to efforts to turn around the ailing Lafayette Square Mall.
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New Lafayette Square owner pitching major expansionRestricted Content

May 26, 2008
Cory Schouten
Lafayette Square Mall could look a lot like the revitalized Glendale Town Center in a few years if the mall's new owners get their way. A proposed site plan shows that New York-based Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. doesn't intend to settle for filling the mall's ample vacant space.
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  1. Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.

  2. Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!

  3. Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.

  4. As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.

  5. Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.

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