. "USA Indianapolis#Indiana#USA"@en . . "FountainSquareLogo.png"@en . "1983"^^ . . "Fountain Square"@en . . . . . . . "-86.13999938964844"^^ . . "Fountain Square (abbreviated as FSQ) is one of seven designated cultural districts in Indianapolis, Indiana. Located just outside the city's downtown district, Fountain Square is home to three designated national historic districts, the Laurel and Prospect, the State and Prospect, and the Virginia Avenue districts, all of which were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The neighborhood derives its name from the successive fountains that have been prominently featured at the intersection of Virginia Avenue, East Prospect Street, and Shelby Street. Fountain Square is the first commercial historic district in Indiana, and it is the only portion of the city outside the initial mile square that has continually operated as a recognized commercial area since the 1870s. Its significance is not only as an early commercial district, but additionally as one developed and dominated by German-American immigrants, merchants, and entrepreneurs, who established a strong German character on the city's southside. From the 1920s to the 1950s, Fountain Square was the city's main entertainment district, with as many as seven theaters in operation at one point in time. After the construction of the interstate through Indianapolis, a portion of Fountain Square was demolished, with the remaining neighborhood disconnected from the surrounding areas. After decades of population decline, the neighborhood is estimated to have 9,839 inhabitants. Historic preservation efforts began in the late 1990s, and the neighborhood slowly re-emerged as a vibrant commercial center. Today, Fountain Square is widely considered to be Indianapolis's newest trendy neighborhood, with an eclectic mix of retro architecture and modern, urban design."@en . . . "EDT"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "39.75222222222222 -86.14" . . . . . . "POINT(-86.139999389648 39.752223968506)"^^ . "46203"^^ . "39.75222396850586"^^ . . . . . . . . "-4"^^ . . "-5"^^ . "2020"^^ . . "United States"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Settled"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Frank Mascari"@en . . . . . . . . "Kristin Jones"@en . . . . . . "9839"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "Indianapolis Theatres from A to Z, 1976"@en . . . . . . . . "Southeast Neighborhood Development Corporation"@en . . . . . . . . . . "1835"^^ . "1110392937"^^ . "Fountain Square"@en . "The Cultural Trail \u201Chealed the cut\u201D that I-65/70\u2019s construction introduced, linking Fountain Square to downtown and other cultural districts and prioritizes landscape/ streetscape design elements."@en . "31242"^^ . "One of the first trading centers outside of the Mile Square\u2014some South Siders say the very first\u2014developed here. The sons of merchants who were \"on the fountain\" before World War I maintain the family business, serving a new generation of families 'by the fountain.'"@en . . . . . . . "Fountain Square Theatre Building and the Lady Spray Fountain in the foreground."@en . "10061352"^^ . . . . "Fountain Square ca. 1950"@en . . . . "46203" . . . . "Anything but square" . . "Anything but square"@en . . . . . "left"@en . "Gene Gladson"@en . "Fountain Square (abbreviated as FSQ) is one of seven designated cultural districts in Indianapolis, Indiana. Located just outside the city's downtown district, Fountain Square is home to three designated national historic districts, the Laurel and Prospect, the State and Prospect, and the Virginia Avenue districts, all of which were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The neighborhood derives its name from the successive fountains that have been prominently featured at the intersection of Virginia Avenue, East Prospect Street, and Shelby Street."@en . . . . "-4" . . . . "Zach Adamson"@en . . . "Fountain Square Theatre in Indianapolis.jpg"@en . . "-5" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Fountain Square, Indianapolis"@en . . . . . . .