Meet Indianapolis Mayor William H. Hudnut, III, Indianapolis' longest-serving mayor. Mayor Bill served from 1976 to 1992 and was instrumental in rebranding the city as the Amateur Sports Capital of the World, bringing the Colts to Indianapolis and for revitalizing the downtown through economic development and building projcts.
According to Wikipedia:
"Hudnut's goal was to change the city from 'India-NO-place to 'India-SHOW-place.'
Over the sixteen years of his term, more than 30 major building projects took place downtown, including renovations and expansions to Monument Circle, Indianapolis Union Station, the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Indiana Convention Center. Many office buildings were constructed, and companies such as Eli Lilly and American United Life committed to staying in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis became known as the Amateur Sports Capital of the World, due in part to Hudnut's efforts at marketing the city. While mayor, Indianapolis held the 1987 Pan American Games and the 1982 National Sports Festival. Hudnut formed the Indiana Sports Corporation, which directed sporting projects such as the Indianapolis Tennis Center, the Major Taylor Velodrome, and the IUPUI Natatorium.
In 1980 Hudnut formed a committee on building a new stadium to attract a NFL team. With the newly built Hoosier Dome and other incentives, he secretly negotiated to bring the Colts to Indianapolis. On March 29, 1984 he organized the team's middle-of-the-night departure, and he called it 'one of the greatest days in the history of this city.'
Hudnut was also president of the National League of Cities and a member of the board for over twenty years. In 1988, Hudnut was named City & State magazine's Nation's Most Valuable Public Official. In 1985 he earned the Distinguished Public Service Award from the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns and in 1986 a Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service."
Now that you know a bit about the man in front of you, who helped make Indianapolis what it is today, on to the cache!
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1. What did he do well?
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3. How many dark colored blocks make up the back of the monument?
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