Indianapolis Lockerbie Square ‘gayborhood’? (#0242)

Lockerbie Square area of Indianapolis, a residential neighborhood very close to the center of downtown. Per Wikipedia it is the oldest intact residential neighborhood of Indianapolis with housing dating back to the 1880’s, with efforts to restore/preserve it having started in the 1960’s.

While it isn’t a neighborhood that I spent much time in, I suspect it’s survival might be an example of gay gentrification saving a neighborhood. The first I heard of the neighborhood was from some friends in the early 1990’s who, along with other gays and lesbians, were moving into the neighborhood and supporting local business that seemed to be just developing at that time. That friend moved out, so I don’t know how the neighborhood progressed, but on this quick drive through it was clearly thriving with streets on one side that appeared to be thriving with the sorts of restaurants, bars, and shops found in trendy areas around the country.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockerbie_Square_Historic_District