I began visiting the Indianapolis suburb of Fishers on a regular basis in 2014, and the downtown's area was under heavy construction then (at least as much as I can recall). In the ensuing years, tear downs and new buildings has been ongoing there, and I documented some of the activity in several shoots during my visits.
And so it was when I was there last month. Whereas the majority of construction in years past had been going on east of the railroad tracks along and north of 116th Street, the heaviest concentration of new digging and structures is still along 116th Street, but west of the tracks. There's also construction going on east of I-65 along 116th, and I noticed the Fresh Market store that used to be next to LA Fitness on the north side of 116th has not only closed ... but it's been torn down.
When I was in Fishers last month, I didn't photograph the latter area west of the interstate, but I did take another leisurely stroll in the original downtown area where new building is going on ... and where I wanted to document
development completed since I was there last, which was in May 2018.
One of the sites I was most eager to revisit was the municipal mall and mall performance stage near Town Hall. In May 2018, the land was dug up and the skeletal beginnings of the new performance stage were present. But last month, everything was finished.
That's the performance stage in the photo leading off the post and the image immediately below. The second photo below is the mall green -- the view performers have when they're on the stage. That whole green area was dirt and construction implements when I was there last.
As always, click on any image to view a larger, sharper version, which is particularly beneficial when accessing the blog from a mobile device. To view
a full gallery of images from the shoot, click on the link in this sentence.
Photo geek stuff: All shots were taken with my Canon 6D and Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD lens. Each composition was captured in three exposures -- normal exposure and 2/3 stops above and below normal. ISO was set at 160 and f/8, and I used the shutter as my variable for the different exposures. The three shots were melded into one in post-processing using Photomatix high-dynamic range (HDR) software.
West of the refurbished municipal mall and performance stage are the structures under construction shown above and below.
North of the performance stage are buildings under construction shown above and below.
The Meyer Najem Construction Co. plant can be found east of the municipal mall. Above is a view of the full building facade, and below is a closeup of the installation art.
The Fishers police station (above) has a new home in the municipal circle complex. Nearby is an older structure (below) housing other municipal services.
Braden Business Systems (above) anchors the northeast corner of Municipal Drive and North Street. Directly east down North Street -- just before the former railroad tracks -- is this view (below) of Four Day Ray Brewery in the distance.
Another new building facade (above) and an extended parking garage (below) along the former railroad tracks.
Looking west toward Municipal Drive on North Street (above), and the RQAW headquarters (below) just east of the former railroad tracks on North Street.
New development on the north side of North Street (above), not far from Four Day Ray (below). This western facade of the brewery from Maple Street features a colorful mural. Sun rays refracting off the the brewery's corner signage (second below) featured a brilliant purple colorization at this time of day. The brewery as seen from the north side of North Street (third below) and a closeup of the mural (fourth below).
The front facade of LoKe Bicycle shop (above) across from Four Day Ray.
Fishers Office Suite (above) on Lantern Road and North Street, festive seasonal street decorations (next two below) and Community Health Network's new facility at Lantern Road and E. 116th Street (third below).
Above and below: Open areas under development along East 116th Street between Moore Street and the former railroad tracks.
Just east of the above construction activity are the Crown Liquors store (above), Greek's Pizzeria (below) and Handel's Homemade Ice Cream (second below). On the west side of the site is the former Nickel Plate Bar and Grill (third below), a longtime institution in downtown Fishers.
An open area (above) under development on the south side of East 116th Street east of Fishers Town Center. A sign on the grounds (below) indicates it will be developed as the future site of the First Internet Bank headquarters.
Further west along 116th Street, just east of Holland Drive, is the building construction shown in the photos above, below and second below.
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