The capital and largest city of Indiana with over 790,000 residents in the city limits and an additional 1,000,000 in the metro area. Carmel is perhaps its most well-known suburb and lies just north of the city in Hamilton County. It is the 12th largest US city by population--larger than even San Francisco, Baltimore, Boston, Washington DC, Cleveland or Milwaukee. It's The second largest state capital. It's also the fastest-growing large city and metro area in the Midwest. Derogatory titles like India-no-place or Napt-Town (hence, the last syllables NAPOLIS in its name)no longer apply. It's often called the Crossroads of America, the Cinderella of the Rust Belt, the Amateur Sports Capital or "Indy" as is most common among locals and Hoosiers. It's a basketball crazed town that is divided in loyalty between the Indiana Hoosiers and Purdue Boilermakers. Ignorant Michiganders to the north often call it Indiana, confusing it with its state.
Indianapolis is in the midst of a transformation from being a sleepy, industrial, Midwest metropolis to a more vibrant and modern one of today. The city has spent billions of $$ developing its downtown: Circle Center Mall, Conseco Fieldhouse, White River State Park, a new airport and a new Lucas Oil Stadium for the 2007 Super Bowl champs, the NFL's Colts.
Its residents suffer from somewhat of an inferiority complex. They often think Indy is the end of all places and is an undesirable hole. This is hardly the truth. Major national media publications have lauded the Indianapolis area for its afforable cost of living, excellent reputation in the arts, a healthy and steadily-growing economy and a growing population. Eli Lilly, a major pharmaceutical manufacturer has its headquarters in the middle of the city and is a well respected Fortune 500 company.
All in all, Indianapolis is a damn fine town to live in and has much to be proud of. It's my hometown and I'm damn proud to be from there.
Indianapolis is in the midst of a transformation from being a sleepy, industrial, Midwest metropolis to a more vibrant and modern one of today. The city has spent billions of $$ developing its downtown: Circle Center Mall, Conseco Fieldhouse, White River State Park, a new airport and a new Lucas Oil Stadium for the 2007 Super Bowl champs, the NFL's Colts.
Its residents suffer from somewhat of an inferiority complex. They often think Indy is the end of all places and is an undesirable hole. This is hardly the truth. Major national media publications have lauded the Indianapolis area for its afforable cost of living, excellent reputation in the arts, a healthy and steadily-growing economy and a growing population. Eli Lilly, a major pharmaceutical manufacturer has its headquarters in the middle of the city and is a well respected Fortune 500 company.
All in all, Indianapolis is a damn fine town to live in and has much to be proud of. It's my hometown and I'm damn proud to be from there.
by krock1dk@yahoo.com July 6, 2007
A sorry ass town in Indiana that:
1. Has alot of cornfields
2. Is boring as hell
3. Has a building (chase Tower) look like a penis w/ antennas
4. Looks like a giant suburb in search of a city
5. Has alot of Cocky, arrogant Jocks and ignorant wiggers
6. Has alot of redneck, white-bread, chicken shit maw fauckas
7. Has alot of stupid, white, backstabbin whores
8. Has mean black girls
9. Has raggidy ass roads
10. Has a football team that can never make it to the superbowl
11. cheated it's way into the top 20 largest U.S. cities
12. is not really a major city
13. thinks they're better than Chicago
14. has people who large pick-ups and/or SUV's that speed down the freeways at 90 MPH
15. has no streetlights or sidewalks
16. Has a small downtown with nothing to do
17. Has over-reactive cops that thinks someone will crash an airplane into their small buildings or nuke their cornfields
18. Has a bunch of old, tore up ass houses that make westside chicago houses look new
19. Is full of pussies
20. Can go to hell
21. People even in Chicago don't know exists
1. Has alot of cornfields
2. Is boring as hell
3. Has a building (chase Tower) look like a penis w/ antennas
4. Looks like a giant suburb in search of a city
5. Has alot of Cocky, arrogant Jocks and ignorant wiggers
6. Has alot of redneck, white-bread, chicken shit maw fauckas
7. Has alot of stupid, white, backstabbin whores
8. Has mean black girls
9. Has raggidy ass roads
10. Has a football team that can never make it to the superbowl
11. cheated it's way into the top 20 largest U.S. cities
12. is not really a major city
13. thinks they're better than Chicago
14. has people who large pick-ups and/or SUV's that speed down the freeways at 90 MPH
15. has no streetlights or sidewalks
16. Has a small downtown with nothing to do
17. Has over-reactive cops that thinks someone will crash an airplane into their small buildings or nuke their cornfields
18. Has a bunch of old, tore up ass houses that make westside chicago houses look new
19. Is full of pussies
20. Can go to hell
21. People even in Chicago don't know exists
by ChicagoPhanatic November 22, 2006
most boring city ever. im from hmd(219) and hammond,ec,and gary are more exciting to live in than "naptown" cause naptown is always napping. indianapolis is a great place for wiggars and middle aged people. people from indianpolis along with the rest of indiana except northwest think indianapolis is better than chicago. its just really gay.
sean: im from naptown!!!!!
mark: what?????
sean: indianapolis!!!!?????
mark: ohhh
mark: ahahahhhahahhahahah
mark: so what???????
mark: what?????
sean: indianapolis!!!!?????
mark: ohhh
mark: ahahahhhahahhahahah
mark: so what???????
by mikeglaskovski March 2, 2008
Indianapolis is an extreamly shitty city. I have family there and visit about once a year. Every house there is like 60 years old and looks ghetto as hell. The roads suck major ass, pot holes everywhere. Everyone drives like 25 mph because they are afriad their rusted out cars will fall apart when they hit a pot hole. Every vehical there more then 3 years old is completely rusted out and and ghetto as hell. The general population has no class, no job and are the scum of society. Crime is very high. Did I mention all the houses are old and ghetto as hell?
Get a job, paint your ghetto ass house, fix your roads, and get a new goddamn car! Indianapolis sucks!
by Jamie R.M. April 1, 2006
a boring ass town where everyone stays till they are of 18 then decide they have too many friends to move away so then they decide to stay there and should never move away because the weather is too intense and any other place is more exciting without your friends than it is there
bob sat at home wishing he were anywhere but Indianapolis,IN because it was snowing outside and he had nothing to do whereas he could be on holiday in Florida swimming
by bobismymomssistersbrothersunce September 9, 2009
Rickyism for "Indiana Jones".
"What in the fuck...are you dressed up like a bumble bee for? And why do you look like Indianapolis Jones?"
by XDavid PolicastroX January 28, 2009
The Colts were established in 1953 as Baltimore's NFL franchise. The quickly established themselves as contenders after signed quarterback Johnny Unitas, one of the greatest in the history of the game. With Johnny U, they won the NFL championship in back to back years in 1958-59 and lost in the title game in 1964. The Colts continued their dominance in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1968, they headed to the Super Bowl and were heavy favorites to win the title. However, they choked under pressure and lost to the Jets in stunning fashion. The Colts made up for their shortcomings in Super Bowl V. In Unitas's last year as a starter, the Colts beat Dallas for the title on a last second Jim O'Brien field goal. Up and down throughout the next decade, the Colts moved to Indianapolis in 1984, to the shock of players and fans alike. Owner Robert Irsay secretly made the relocation deal, and information of the move didn't leak to the media until the day after the franchise had moved. Playoff berths were sparse in Indianapolis until quarterback Peyton Manning and receiver Marvin Harrison joined forces in the late 1990s, becoming an amazing duo and leading a high powered offense. While offense has led the team into the playoffs 6 times in the last 7 years, defense has consistantly been a problem. Also, Manning's performance seems to slip in the postseason, and this proficient passer has yet to reach football's title game. In 2005, after having the best record in football, the Colts were bounced in the division round in an odd game against the champion Steelers.
"Vanderjagt for the tie. That kick is up, it has the distance, but it's no good. And it is over. The Pittsburgh Steelers are moving on, and the Indianapolis Colts see their season come to an end. Mike Vanderjagt, the game's most accurte kicker, chokes on the big stage."
by Sports Info July 7, 2006