The neighborhood was developed around the 1910s and 1920s during a spurt in Indianapolis growth. It is named for St. Theresa the Little Flower of Rome Catholic Church. Initially, it was a mainly Irish-Catholic neighborhood, with close ties to the church. Local bars put up street tents and celebrate. The neighborhood association is working with authorities to curtail drug activity along 10th Street.
Neighborhood is largely white with some black families.
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