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Home » Photos » The restoration of the South Side Turnverein

The restoration of the South Side Turnverein

  • Betsy L. Brougher and William J. Atkins bought the former South Side Turnverein and renovated it into the headquarters for their company, Point Comfort Underwriters. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Landmarks)

  • The 20,000-square-foot building's expansive main floor was once taken up almost entirely by a massive gym. Now it's where most of the insurance company employees work. (Photo courtesy of Ratio)

  • The 20,000-square-foot building's expansive main floor was once taken up almost entirely by a massive gym. Now it's where most of the insurance company employees work. (Photo courtesy of Ratio)

  • The original building included a gym but this court from a former high school was added later. It remains under the carpet that was added for the office. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Landmarks)

  • The 20,000-square-foot building's expansive main floor was once taken up almost entirely by a massive gym. Now it's where most of the insurance company employees work. (Photo courtesy of Ratio)

  • On the outside of the building, Rudolf Schwarz’s bas-relief was determined to be too damaged to repair. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Landmarks)

  • Ignition Arts, an Indianapolis firm specializing in fabrications for arts and industry, studied the original and then created a concrete-and-fiberglass reproduction that was hung in the original’s old spot. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Landmarks)

  • Ignition Arts, an Indianapolis firm specializing in fabrications for arts and industry, studied the original and then created a concrete-and-fiberglass reproduction that was hung in the original’s old spot. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Landmarks)

  • An interior staircase in disrepair in 2017. (Photo courtesy of Ratio)

  • The interior staircase after renovation in 2019. (Photo courtesy of Ratio)

  • An interior hallway before renovation in 2017. (Photo courtesy of Ratio)

  • An interior hallway after renovation in 2019. (Photo courtesy of Ratio)

  • A basement area in 2017, before the renovation. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Landmarks)

  • A basement area in 2019, after the renovation. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Landmarks)

  • A basement area in 2017, before the renovation. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Landmarks)

  • A basement area in 2019, after the renovation. (Photo courtesy of Indiana Landmarks)

  • The basketball court in 2017, before the renovation. (Photo courtesy of Ratio)

  • The basketball court remains under the carpet after the renovation. (Photo courtesy of Ratio)

  • The exterior in 2017, before the renovation. (Photo courtesy of Ratio)

  • The exterior in 2019, after the renovation. (Photo courtesy of Ratio)

The Social Media Command Center is a Super Bowl first: Volunteers monitor multiple sources for references to Super Bowl XLVI and Indianapolis.

Putting on our Sunday best

BMG Event Productions' Pat Sechrist mirrors a holographic image of himself over his right shoulder. BMG uses holography to spice up conventions and trade shows.

2011, in snapshots

Jon Arnold took advantage of a rest area in The Badlands of South Dakota in late June to catch up on work after using the first week on the road as a vacation.

On the road

Rawhide Golf Ball Co.'s remote-retrieval system can recover 900 golf balls in one pass.

Out of the drink

The P.R. Mallory complex at Washington and Gray streets employed 1,500 in its mid-20th-century heyday.

Site’s rich history

Pat Koch makes her way through the entire theme park before lunch.

Pat Koch’s life

City leaders want to redevelop the area between IUPUI and 16th Street to attracting high-tech companies and residents alike.

Building a tech hub

From Inertia to Inner Circle, by Jean-Baptiste Cuelle and Francois David, Paris.

Monument Circle brainstorming

Developers plan to spend between $100 million and $150 million to create housing, retail and recreational areas at the site of the former Central State Hospital.

New hope for an old campus

For 38 years, Bill Rostiser has been a watchmaker at Windsor Jewelry downtown. He stumbled into the field after a stint in the Army.

A watchmaker at work

The coliseum was built in 1939, and during its prime attracted major shows and events, ranging from concerts by the Beatles to Perry Como.

Coliseum at a crossroads

The 101-story Shanghai World Financial Center is the world's third-tallest building.

Exploring China

Open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays at the Maxwell apartment building at 530 E. Ohio St., the Indy Winter Farmers' Market runs for 23 weeks, until the end of April.

Indy Winter Farmers’ Market

In less than three months, administrators at Indianapolis Metropolitan High School decided to implement a school-wide overhaul.

Chartering change

Optician Lacy Crafton puts lenses in frames at Greenwood's LensTech Optical, the largest independently owned optical lab in the state.

The year in photos

New Day, which makes wine made from locally grown honey and fruit,  operates a tasting room in Fountain Square.

Fountain Square

First-floor exhibit halls will be part of the expanded convention center's 566,600 square feet of contiguous exhibit space.

Convention center expansion

Van Ausdall and Farrar's in-house Voice Museum features dozens of variations of Edison's Ediphone dictating machine arranged in chronological order.

Voice Museum

This signed painting owned by troubled financier Tim Durham is expected to sell for $500-$1,000 at auction.

Durham art auction

Eli Lilly and Co. has more than 8,000 workers sprucing up a six-mile stretch of I-70 between the airport and downtown.

Helping hands

Crews gave the JW Marriott an identity in September, hoisting giant letters to the top of the 34-story hotel downtown.

Sneak peak at JW Marriott

One 15-barrel batch of beer can use 1,000 pounds of barley, 300 gallons of water, 10 pounds of hops, and five gallons of yeast.

Sun King brewery

The former Central Avenue United Methodist Church is being renovated into the headquarters for Indiana Landmarks.

Old Centrum restoration

Butler University supporters gathered around Monument Circle on Wednesday for a pep rally in honor of the hometown team's berth in this year's Final Four.

Butler pep rally

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