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The Avenue continued to culturally develop, in much the same way as the , jazz greats including Freddie Hubbard , Jimmy Coe , Noble Sissle , Erroll "Groundhog" Grandy and Wes Montgomery . Mary Ellen Cable was one of the most important African American educators in Indianapolis. Coupled with her great work as an educator, she organized and served as the first president of Indiana's NAACP chapter. As segregation laws began to change in the late 1950s, the African American Middle Class began leaving the once bustling Indiana Avenue corridor for greater opportunities in northwestern Marion County, settling in Pike and Washington Townships. By 1965, the plight of the community left the Walker Building closed to abandonment, removing a vital economic anchor for the area. The Walker Manufacturing Company remained in the ailing Building. By the early 1970s, Indiana Avenue was suffering from severe Urban Blight . By the 1980s, instead of the City attempting renewal or regeneration, much of the area was merely demolished and replaced by office buildings or townhouses, although the historic Madame C.J. Walker Building was restored and reopened to the public in 1988 with a focus on the performing arts. While no longer a blighted zone, Indiana Avenue's legacy now consists of a few historic buildings and a plaque. Through the financial support of the Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission, formed by Mayor Bart Peterson in 2002, community stakeholders are planning the regeneration of the area. The Mayor recently announced an effort to restore the Indiana Avenue name to portions of the avenue that have been changed over the years. REFERENCES |
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