Downtown Indianapolis - Massachusetts Avenue Area

Set in the Theatre District in Indianapolis Downtown, industry meets society in this spine tingling look at one of the most interesting areas of Indianapolis. Learn of Life and Murder of Dr. Helene Knabe, Cockroach Row and Jolly Werner, all of which lead to mayhem and eternal life on earth after death.

A very lively area of Downtown Indianapolis that has still preserved a lot of it's charm and older buildings has become a center of downtown revival and is the area with the first preservation large scale preservation efforts that were started here in the 1960s.

True crime, real hauntings, including the Athenaeum building which also houses the Rathskeller restaurant, make for a lively area with many stories about death and hauntings. Including the Athenaeum which we have investigated with public fundraising investigations since 2012!

Images from our ghost walks and history below: