Madam Walker Legacy Center [Indianapolis]
type: Item
label: Madam Walker Legacy Center
description: theatre in Indianapolis
description: theater in Indianapolis @nl
Wikidata source: Q14688580
EUTA research ID II: 1388
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
Address: 617 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Web: madamwalkerlegacycenter.com
Wikipedia page: Madam_Walker_Legacy_Center
Country: USA
City: Indianapolis
GPS: Point(-86.1671 39.776)
opening date: 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q41253
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 4788
Note: Built 1927 by Rubush & Hunter. Opened 26 Dec 1927. Named after the first female self-made millionaire in the United States, Madam C. J. Walker (1867-1919), who initiated and funded the theatre after being charged a higher price at another theatre because of her race. 1500 seats. Operated as part of the Madam Walker Legacy Center.