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A River Runs Through It, But We'd Rather Have a Lake: The Fairview Park Reservoir

A River Runs Through It, But We'd Rather Have a Lake: The Fairview Park Reservoir

A River Runs Through It, But We'd Rather Have a Lake: The Fairview Park Reservoir

Celebrating 3 years of the Class 900 Indy, this is an expanded version of the blog's first post looking at the proposed White River Lake.

Aug 12, 202112 min read

An Original Indianapolis Greenway: The Fall Creek Trail and Corridor

An Original Indianapolis Greenway: The Fall Creek Trail and Corridor

An Original Indianapolis Greenway: The Fall Creek Trail and Corridor

Exploring the history of the Fall Creek Trail, the first greenway in Indianapolis.

Aug 1, 20215 min read

The Poor Farm Property Today: A Lost Cemetery, Solar Power, and a Breakthrough in Housing

The Poor Farm Property Today: A Lost Cemetery, Solar Power, and a Breakthrough in Housing

The Poor Farm Property Today: A Lost Cemetery, Solar Power, and a Breakthrough in Housing

Exploring the history of the Marion County Poor Farm site in the latter half of the 20th century.

Jun 6, 202113 min read

Water On High: The Blue Ridge Water Tank in Butler-Tarkington

Water On High: The Blue Ridge Water Tank in Butler-Tarkington

Water On High: The Blue Ridge Water Tank in Butler-Tarkington

Exploring the history of the former Blue Ridge Water Tank in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood.

Mar 11, 20218 min read

The (Almost) State Centennial Plaza

The (Almost) State Centennial Plaza

The (Almost) State Centennial Plaza

Exploring the plan, and fate, of the Indiana Centennial Plaza

Feb 3, 202112 min read

William Watson Woollen and His Garden: Early Environmental Conservation in Indianapolis

William Watson Woollen and His Garden: Early Environmental Conservation in Indianapolis

William Watson Woollen and His Garden: Early Environmental Conservation in Indianapolis

Looking at the efforts of William Watson Woollen to protect nature and to establish Woollen's Gardens of Birds and Botany.

Dec 18, 202016 min read

Searching for the Riverside Park Bear Pit

Searching for the Riverside Park Bear Pit

Searching for the Riverside Park Bear Pit

Exploring the history behind the Riverside Park bear pit in Indianapolis.

Dec 7, 20209 min read

Lucius Burrie Swift: From a Civil Service Reformer to a Monument in Garfield Park

Lucius Burrie Swift: From a Civil Service Reformer to a Monument in Garfield Park

Lucius Burrie Swift: From a Civil Service Reformer to a Monument in Garfield Park

Exploring the history of a monument to Lucius Burrie Swift and the life of the Indianapolis civil service reformer.

Apr 5, 20205 min read

The Bridges of Fairview & Butler

The Bridges of Fairview & Butler

The Bridges of Fairview & Butler

Investigating one of the remaining vestiges of Fairview Park in Indianapolis.

Mar 14, 20204 min read

From Madora Square to Tarkington Park: The Founding of an Indianapolis Landmark

From Madora Square to Tarkington Park: The Founding of an Indianapolis Landmark

From Madora Square to Tarkington Park: The Founding of an Indianapolis Landmark

Exploring the history behind the creation of Tarkington Park, an Indianapolis and neighborhood landmark.

Nov 30, 20195 min read

The 1858 Shade Tree Association of Indianapolis

The 1858 Shade Tree Association of Indianapolis

The 1858 Shade Tree Association of Indianapolis

Explore the history of tree planting in Indianapolis and the early work of the 1858 Shade Tree Association.

Sep 29, 20198 min read

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