Bush Stadium Lofts - 1510 Stadium Way

These apartments are a great example of adaptive reuse. Originally the Bush Stadium was home to the Indianapolis Indians from 1931 to 1996. It was also home to a few Negro League baseball teams, as well as a Continental Football League team, the Indianapolis Capitols, who won the league's final championship in 1969.

In 1996, the Indianapolis Indians Baseball Team left the field to be rehoused at the new Victory Field located near White River State Park.

Between 2008 and 2011 the Stadium was used as a storage site for cars traded in as part of the Cash for Clunkers program.

The field was transformed into the Stadium Lofts in 2013.

Norm Perry, the owner of the Indianapolis Indians baseball team, built the stadium in 1931 at a cost of $350,000. He named it Perry Stadium in honor of his brother and previous team owner James Perry, who died in a plane crash in 1929. Osborn Engineering, which also built Fenway Park, constructed the stadium. New owners conducted a vote among the fans to determine a new name, and in 1942 the Indians played at the renamed Victory Field in reference to World War II. In 1967, Victory Field was officially rechristened Owen J. Bush Stadium in honor of the former Indians’ star and long-time club president.

During the 1930s, Perry Stadium was home to many Negro League teams. In 1987, it was the site of the Pan American Games baseball tournament. In 1988, Eight Men Out, a movie about the infamous “Black Sox” scandal of 1920, was filmed at Bush Stadium. The Indians left Bush Stadium in 1996.

In 1997, the property was leased by Tony George (president of the nearby Indianapolis Motor Speedway) and converted into a dirt track for midget auto racing and renamed the facility 16th Street Speedway. After two years, the property closed and the stadium fell into disrepair, with no apparent

future.

Between 2008 and 2011 the Stadium was used as a storage site for cars traded in as part of the Cash for Clunkers program.

In 2011 it was proposed the Stadium be turned into an apartment complex. The proposal became fact on March 15, 2012 as demolition began on portions of the 81-year-old structure.

In August 2013, Stadium Lofts officially opened the doors to new residents.