Neighborhood Walk – Riverside. Join us for another evening exploring historic Indy

Riverside is a west-side community straddling the White River between 18th and 38th Streets. Early in the 1900’s, real estate developers and local landowners saw the opportunity to create a community that would be accessible by the newly expanded downtown transportation system. The “streetcar suburb” would feature landscaped traffic circles, generous front yard set-backs, wide boulevards, and glacier boulder retaining walls. A George Kessler designed park, Indianapolis’ first zoo, and the now-demolished Riverside amusement park, followed the success of the planned community.

Today, Riverside enjoys a wide array of amenities and boasts a diverse and active neighborhood community, including an amphitheater, family center, golf courses, gardens, etc. Additionally, there is connecting linkage to nature trails: White River, canal towpath, and Fall Creek. Future projects include The Riverside Heritage Promenade and The Nature and Adventure Park for Indianapolis.

Because of the size as well as the variety of visually attractive areas, this will likely turn out to be a driving tour. Jay Van Santen will be receiving a map from our host and making that available online as well as at our gathering.

We will gather at 7:00 at the Taggart Memorial, 2420 N. Riverside Drive. Our host Phyllis/Sakina Hackett will give an introduction to the history of the neighborhood as well as the variety of photographic perspectives. Members are welcomed to arrive earlier and take in the driving tour should that be of interest.

www.tours.huniindy.org

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