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
1. A city that boasts a large population simply because it has annexed most of its surrounding metro area. (In this case, all of Marion county).
2. A city where the population of the city proper is about the same as its entire metro area. Columbus
2. A city where the population of the city proper is about the same as its entire metro area. Columbus
by midnightmike June 17, 2005
Supposedly the 12th largest city in the US, but it has annexed nearly everything around it. It has a population of nearly 799, 000, but don't let that fool you. It has a land area of nearly 370 square miles, vs Cincinnati's 78 square miles or Pittsburgh's 59 square miles. Pittsburgh population density - 5000 per square mile, Cincinnati population density - 4300 Indianapolis - 2100 per square mile. This explains why Indy is a hardly a city, but is actually a bunch of annexed suburbs and cornfields. Indianapolis suffers from boring geography and lack of entertainment, but does have a few very good shopping malls. Indianapolis has a very "fake" feel to it, and doesn't feel like a real city the way its surrounding cities of Chicago, Louisville, and Cincinnati do. I recommend that if you are driving north toward indy, keep heading for chicago. If you are driving south toward indy, head toward louisville or Cincy, two much nicer cities with beautiful terrain and better entertainment(OTHER than malls).
Jim: I sure can't wait to get to Indianapolis.
Mike: Were here, downtown.
Jim: Where is everybody then?
Mike: Spread out across half the state.
Mike: Were here, downtown.
Jim: Where is everybody then?
Mike: Spread out across half the state.
by City Expert May 19, 2010
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
Indianapolis
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 fuckas
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 own large pick-ups and/or SUV's and speed down the freeways at 90 MPH
15. has no streetlights or sidewalks(except in downtown area)
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
22. Has fake ass niggas
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 fuckas
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 own large pick-ups and/or SUV's and speed down the freeways at 90 MPH
15. has no streetlights or sidewalks(except in downtown area)
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
22. Has fake ass niggas
Indianapolis sucks balls!
by 499587 November 24, 2006