Fountain Square Theatre, a two-minute cab ride and only a mile-and-a-half from downtown Indianapolis at the intersection of Virginia Avenue at Shelby and Prospect streets, was the first commercial historic district in Indiana. Its buildings span more than a century from 1871 to the present.
Extensively renovated starting in 1993, the building houses entertainment and events in the Fountain Square Theatre, art galleries and studios, two restaurants, seasonal rooftop dining, a cocktail bar, and duckpin bowling in either of two vintage alleys.
Duckpin bowling was born in Baltimore in 1900 and was a favorite of Babe Ruth. It uses smaller balls and
