Downtown Indy changing plans for 4th of July fireworks
The annual fireworks were previously launched from the top of Regions Tower in downtown Indy. (photo courtesy of Downtown Indy Inc.)
by: Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business
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Apr 14, 2021 / 05:03 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (Inside INdiana Business) — Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: EMMS) has handed over control of the popular Fourth of July fireworks event in downtown Indianapolis to Downtown Indy Inc. The organization says it is looking for a new location from which it can launch fireworks after the previous location was deemed unsuitable.
The Regions Tower in downtown Indy had served as the host location for the Downtown Freedom Fest for more than 50 years, with the fireworks being launched from the building’s rooftop. However, Downtown Indy Inc. says new residential development north of the tower prohibits fireworks from being launched from the building because the residences are within the “required safety fallout perimeter for aerial pyrotechnics.”