Author: Gwen Sunkel

In the Park: Washington Park

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | Aug 9, 2014 | In the Park |

There’s nothing better than a sunny summer day at the park and there’s no better place to enjoy...

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In The Park: Edna Balz Lacy Family Park

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | Jul 26, 2014 | In the Park |

Lacy Park is located at 700 Greer Street in the Fletcher Place neighborhood. Nestled into the...

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In the Park: Tarkington Park

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | Jul 12, 2014 | In the Park |

Welcome to Tarkington Park!  The 10.32-acre neighborhood park is found near the intersection of...

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In The Park: Fall Creek Greenway

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | Jun 28, 2014 | In the Park |

It’s 7:30 on a Monday morning.  I’m weaving in and out of traffic on Fall Creek Parkway en route...

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In the Park: Marott Park

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | Jun 14, 2014 | In the Park |

Welcome to Marott Park! Long before Indiana became a state, it was a lush forest filled with elm,...

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In the Park: Picnic Time

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | May 31, 2014 | In the Park |

Young girls on a picnic circa 1946. When you don’t have a picnic basket, a stock pot will...

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In the Park: Fairview Park

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | May 17, 2014 | In the Park |

Long before the grounds of Butler University became the home of the Bulldogs, this picturesque 246...

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In the Park: Arsenal Park

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | May 3, 2014 | In the Park |

Just one block east of where the Monon Rail Trail meets 46th Street, you’ll find Arsenal...

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In the Park: Bertha Ross Park

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | Apr 19, 2014 | In the Park |

Today we head north from our last featured Watkins Park,  on Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard, to...

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In the Park: Watkins Park

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | Apr 5, 2014 | In the Park |

The crack of a baseball bat; the screech of the referee’s whistle; the cheers of an excited crowd....

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In The Park: The Monon Rail-Trail

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | Mar 22, 2014 | In the Park |

Springtime brings blooming trees, March Madness, and longer days to Indianapolis.  It also means...

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In The Park: Alice Carter Place

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | Mar 8, 2014 | In the Park |

“Don’t blink or you’ll miss it!” could be the slogan for Alice Carter Place in Midtown...

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In The Park: Riverside Amusement Park

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | Feb 22, 2014 | In the Park |

A vintage view of Riverside Amusement Park (image: ebay) “In The Park” has visited Wonderland...

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Saturday in the Park: Wonderland Amusement Park

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | Feb 8, 2014 | In the Park |

Welcome to Wonderland Amusement Park! At the turn of the 20th century, residents desirous of...

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In The Park: Ellenberger

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | Jan 25, 2014 | In the Park |

Indianapolis’s Irvington neighborhood, located five miles east of downtown, is a well-established...

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In The Park: Holliday Park

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | Jan 11, 2014 | In the Park |

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of...

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Saturday In the Park: Broad Ripple Park

Posted by Gwen Sunkel | Dec 28, 2013 | In the Park |

There’s something magical about walking through freshly fallen snow. The crunch of each step...

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