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Then & Now: 1400 Block of Delaware

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Apr 24, 2019 | Then & Now | 0 |

A neighborhood is not just a collection of houses in one geographic area. It’s part of the...

At Your Leisure: There Goes the Theater

by Jeff Kamm | Oct 2, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 2 |

The building once housing the Savoy Theater was still standing as of 2012. Have you ever driven...

In the Park: Canterbury Park

by Gwen Sunkel | May 30, 2015 | In the Park | 0 |

Passenger rail service was nearly eliminated by the late 1950s or early 1960s. (William H. Bass...

In The Park: Forest Manor Park

by Gwen Sunkel | May 16, 2015 | In the Park | 1 |

Welcome to Forest Manor Park, established in 1937 Welcome to Forest Manor Park on Indianapolis’s...

At Your Leisure: Congratulations, Seniors!

by Jeff Kamm | May 15, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 0 |

Manual High School students enjoy a picnic, courtesy of Stark and Wetzel meats. The plant, located...

In The Park: Haughville Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Apr 18, 2015 | In the Park | 4 |

Welcome to Haughville Park! This five-and-a-half acre park on the city’s west side opened in...

In the Park: Reverend Mozel Sanders Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Apr 4, 2015 | In the Park | 0 |

From Colonel Eli Lily to Mayor Thomas Taggart to basketball great Oscar Robertson, there is a...

In the Park: 61st & Broadway Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Mar 21, 2015 | In the Park | 1 |

Just west of College Avenue in Broad Ripple, you’ll find 61st & Broadway Park. This quaint...

At Your Leisure: Rebirth Along Tinker Street

by Jeff Kamm | Mar 20, 2015 | At Your Leisure | 7 |

The neighborhoods bordering Sixteenth and Meridian Streets are some of the next “in” places to be....

In the Park: Bethel Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Mar 7, 2015 | In the Park | 0 |

Bethel Park opened in 1935 Welcome to Bethel Park! This 14.5 acre community park on the city’s...

In the Park: A Baaaaa-a-a-d Idea Turned Good

by Gwen Sunkel | Feb 21, 2015 | In the Park | 0 |

The Indianapolis Parks system history is filled with delightful stories of united...

In the Park: Hawthorne Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Jan 24, 2015 | In the Park | 1 |

The Near Westside neighborhood is one of Indianapolis’s oldest and most well-established...

In The Park: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Jan 10, 2015 | In the Park | 0 |

On Monday, January 19, our nation will pause to commemorate the work of civil rights activist Dr....

In the Park: Willard Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Dec 27, 2014 | In the Park | 9 |

One mile east of downtown Indianapolis on Washington Street, you’ll find Willard Park. The land...

In the Park: JTV Hill Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Dec 13, 2014 | In the Park | 0 |

A cold wind whipped through the bare trees as I walked the perimeter of JTV Hill Park. There was...

At Your Leisure: When Black Friday Comes!

by Jeff Kamm | Nov 28, 2014 | At Your Leisure | 1 |

Happy Black Friday! After stuffing ourselves on the most thankful of holidays, many will trek out...

In the Park: Skiles Test Nature Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Nov 15, 2014 | In the Park | 3 |

Welcome to Skiles Test Nature Park Just across the street from Woollens Garden you’ll find another...

Misc. Monday: Move to a New Subdivision! In 1916

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Oct 27, 2014 | Misc Mondays | 7 |

Perusing the pages of early 1900’s Indianapolis newspapers, you will occasionally come...

In the Park: Spades Place Park and Brookside Parkway

by Gwen Sunkel | Sep 20, 2014 | In the Park | 1 |

Just down the street from Brookside Park, you’ll find Spades Place Park. This thirty-one acre...

In the Park: Brookside Park

by Gwen Sunkel | Sep 6, 2014 | In the Park | 4 |

One of my favorite things about Indianapolis is that the city has something for everyone. Whether...

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Then & Now: Southside Synogogue, 609 South Me...

Then & Now: 1400 Block of Delaware

At Your Leisure: There Goes the Theater

In the Park: Canterbury Park

In The Park: Forest Manor Park

At Your Leisure: Congratulations, Seniors!

In The Park: Haughville Park

In the Park: Reverend Mozel Sanders Park

In the Park: 61st & Broadway Park

At Your Leisure: Rebirth Along Tinker Street

In the Park: Bethel Park

In the Park: A Baaaaa-a-a-d Idea Turned Good

In the Park: Hawthorne Park

In The Park: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park

In the Park: Willard Park

In the Park: JTV Hill Park

At Your Leisure: When Black Friday Comes!

In the Park: Skiles Test Nature Park

Misc. Monday: Move to a New Subdivision! In 1916

In the Park: Spades Place Park and Brookside Parkway

In the Park: Brookside Park

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