TRANSIT FACILITIES IN INDIANAPOLIS

CAR HOUSES/BUS GARAGES

Present and past.

INDY-GO BUS GARAGE

On December 13, 1985, the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation began using its new facility at 1501 W. Washington St., at Harding St. The new facility is four blocks west of the former Indianapolis Railways facility, which since 1957 had served as the transit system's only bus garage. A modern garage was constructed on property which had originally had been home to the Duesenberg auto plant, but in later years was the factory where Marmon Herrington manufactured trolleybuses.

The garage is on the west side of Harding St., south of Washington St.

The modern garage building is visible to the left. The original machine shop building was restored into the administrative office building, and is to the right.

At the top of the machine shop building, the lettering for "MARMON HERRINGTON" was allowed to remain, although faded over the years.

FORMER CAR HOUSES/BUS GARAGES

All housed strictly streetcars unless noted as bus garages.

WEST WASHINGTON
1150 W. Washington St. (north side of street)
Opened in 1882
Bus garage opened March 27, 1938
Trolleybuses June 19, 1938 to March 10, 1957
Car house closed January 9, 1953
Bus garage closed December 13, 1985
Building demolished, Indianapolis Zoo now occupies location

COLLEGE
College Av. at 20th St. (southwest corner)
Opened in 1886
Closed December 6, 1914
Replaced by Highland
Used for storage after 1914
Temporary bus garage opened December 3, 1924.
Bus garage closed April 25, 1928
Building demolished after 1975

HIGHLAND
Highland Av. and St. Clair St. (southeast corner)
Opened December 6, 1914
Trolleybuses December 4, 1932 to March 10, 1957
Closed March 10, 1957
Building remains standing

LOUISIANA
Louisiana St. and Capitol Av. (northeast corner)
Opened in 1864
Closed September 12, 1932
Building demolished

MC LEAN PLACE
McLean Pl. between Illinois St. and Capitol Ave. (north side of street)
Opened in 1889
Closed June 19, 1938
Building remains standing

PEOPLES MOTOR COACH
750 E. Washington St. (north side of street)
Bus garage opened in 1923
Closed April 25, 1928
Building demolished

22ND ST AND YANDES
22nd St. at Yandes St.
Bus garage opened April 25, 1928
Closed March 27, 1938

ARMSTRONG PARK
3500 Clifton St.
Opened in 1867
Acquired from Crown Hill Street Railway in 1892
Closed in 1905
Building demolished

ENGLISH
English Ave. and Kingbridge St.
Opened in 1876
Acquired from Irvington Stratford & Indianapolis Rail Road in 1892
Closed
Building demolished

IRVINGTON
Washington St. and Butler Ave.
Opened in 1890
Closed in 1892
Building demolished

NEW JERSEY
New Jersey St. south of 19th St. (west side of street)
Opened in 1888
Closed in 1894
Building demolished

OAK HILL
Roosevelt Ave. east of Tallman Ave. (south side of street)
Opened in 1890
Closed in 1894
Building demolished

SHELBY
Shelby St. south of Prospect St. (west side of street)
Opened in 1889
Closed in 1899
Building demolished

WEST STREET
West St. and Pratt St./9th St. (northeast corner)
Opened in 1880
Closed in 1889
Used for other purposes until 1945
Building demolished

TRANSIT FACILITY LOCATIONS

Links to locations of past and present car houses and garages, using Google Maps. Satellite views are also available.