Last Friday, a few friends and I biked down Boulevard Place to Crown Hill Cemetery. Â Boulevard Place has 2 nice corners, separated by only 2 blocks. First, 42nd Street. Â The former Boulevard Place Cafe, which has sadly closed its doors: The southwest corner:Next, 40th Street. Â The Southeast corner: Northwest Corner: Southwest Corner: Northeast corner. Â Unlike …
I promised Graeme in my last post that I would have something more upbeat. I was looking for answers, and it hit me as I ate my wonderful fresh salad at the downtown Farmer’s Market: This is it. Our downtown market is now featuring prepared meals utilizing our local produce, which I had been clamoring …
I overheard this on this bus today: “Indianapolis used to be a beautiful city. Then for the last 40 years, they tore down anything old and put up a parking garage or something.” It’s a statement that hit home with me. I really wanted to quibble, but I could not. Recently at my work I …
My wife has family near Clear Spring in Jackson County. Â Here’s a small sampling of the structures that can be found on the way. First, Ogilville. Â Nice old general store, and not much else to speak of. Across the road, I declared this the world’s shortest sidewalk: The sky was perfect that day: Â Freetown is …
Reader Aaron + Alaine has alerted me to a new development implementation plan for the UNWA neighborhood. I’m happy to see that there is a movement to revitalize this area.
Two weeks ago, I blogged about the potential for College Avenue. The street on the South Side with the best potential for density is a much less-traveled street, Shelby. Shelby is South Side all of the way, literally. It starts just south of Washington Street, the zero point on our street grid on the east …
Health by Design is hosting an upcoming workshop regarding the nascent Complete Streets movement. It is, amazingly, free to the public. If you are able to attend, please report back. It sounds like a fine program.
A few fun events are happening this weekend, and it looks like we’ll have good weather to enjoy them. Even more amazing is that all of them feature free admission. The Talbot Street Art Fair is tomorrow. Nearby is the Independent Music and Art Fair. The Italian Festival in Fletcher Place takes place both tonight …
Remember this building from the Monon Trail? Here is what it looked like on Sunday: The great old sign has been removed. Â I did some investigative work and noticed that the sign has been dismantled and is sitting on pallets. Â You can barely make out the “K” in Polk here. Â It’s on the slab that …
This article on the Infrastructurist promoting streetcar investment has caused me to think about our past streetcar network in the city. The article isn’t exactly even-handed; however, you can still see the residue of our past investment along College Avenue, with the most obvious being the stretch between 16th Street and Broad Ripple Avenues. Multi-use …