3E: Reveal Stories

Indy has many stories. Some, like that of Madam CJ Walker and our state’s commitment to freedom and sacrifice are relatively well known and celebrated. Many more are known to only some locals, while others have been lost to history. Develop a program to identify diverse, unique, or important stories of Indy’s past and present and through programmatic storytelling create experiences or opportunities for expression. Such expressions could be as simple as a historical marker or one-time performance or as complex as an interpretative center with community programming. Research into these stories should focus on capturing stories of older residents before they are lost, and should include both traditional archival research as well as community-derived research.

Value to the Community

The people, places, and events a community celebrates significantly influences the identity of that community. Efforts to discover and share stories from across Indy's neighborhoods will help our collective identity be more reflective of all of Indy's story, helping all people and places feel more included. Telling these stories can be a source of neighborhood and local pride.

Value to the Hospitality Industry

Storytelling enhances destination appeal by increasing the menu of authentic, local places that appeal to many visitors today. The broadening of the stories we are able to tell also increases the breadth of visitors who may be attracted to visit Indy.

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Monitoring

Monitoring priorities are the middle 60% or so of actions that TTI is keeping its eye on and supporting as needed.

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Encourage

The support role means TTI is actively supporting partners in their implementation of this action. This type of role is typically applicable when partners seek to engage Visit Indy regularly or seek help in an important yet limited role.

Related Destination Vision Actions

1B: #LoveIndy Ambassadors

4C: Indiana Avenue

3F: Augmented Reality

1C: Cultural Tourism Accelerator

5C: Neighborhood Identity

2C: Neighborhood Event Toolkit

3B: Music City

3A: Artistic Expression

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