Downtown Indy, 1970s

ID: 251 ~ Source: Joseph and Georgia McGuire Collection ~ Date: 1970s
This file appears in: L.S. Ayres Department Store
Downtown Indy, 1970s

Downtown revitalization efforts in Indianapolis took hold by the 1990s, including the creation of a new mall, Circle Centre. While many people thought the struggling L.S. Ayres would be part of this new establishment, the company's new management announced the store's closing on October 25, 1991. The following year, the downtown location of L.S. Ayres was closed.

Image Courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society.

This file appears in: L.S. Ayres Department Store

By Lyndsey Blair
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