Downtown Speedway's 15-year quest to be more than a pit stop for Indianapolis 500 visitors is nearly complete.
“We’ve seen it all but there are more restaurants now than there ever have been and that only helps us,” said Chris Hill owner of Dawson’s, the second oldest eatery. “We do a lot of catering for the race teams and some of our regulars are from the Wilshaw. They did a good job with the street to make it walk and bike-friendly.”A highly visible caution flag on the redevelopment, however, is the unfinished Wilshaw Hotel at the corner of 16and Main.
"Main Street is becoming a happening place with lots of events,” he said. “We think people will come to take in the atmosphere anytime.”said even locals are anxious to get in on the action: about half of the purchasers of the 14 condos are from Speedway.CEO Shelby Bowen. “A lot of people wanted a chance to live on Main Street.”
Old Speedway City Neighborhood Association President Gillian Fletcher said some residents grumbled early on when a few old houses were razed to make room for some of the development, but fewer objections have been lodged since. For homeowners west of Main, any uptick in foot and car traffic brought by redevelopment is minor compared to the surge of humanity that comes around each race day, when up to 350,000 spectators go to IMS, Fletcher said.
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