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

New Augusta, on the Northwest side of Indianapolis – just east of Georgetown Road and just
north of 71 st Street – sits in the midst of busy shopping malls and modern housing
developments.

But visiting the community is like stepping back in time 150 years, into one of two remaining
“railroad villages” in Marion County. The tree-lined narrow streets, the generous plots and
gardens, stables and other outbuildings, the household architecture of the late 19 th century, all
contribute to the experience of inhabiting one of the thousands of such towns that grew up
alongside the railroads expanding network at the time. As a rather newly minted Conservation
District, the integrity of the historical character is assured.

We’ll gather at Mosaic lot, just south of the Salem Church, 4705 West 72nd Street (SW corner of 72nd and Pollard). We’ll be met at 7 by Mark Patty, a lifelong resident of New Augusta and current President of the neighborhood. He’ll give an introduction and then set us loose to explore the town. Photographers from the neighborhood may join us.

There are distinctive buildings to capture, and many textures of the time. But, more difficult, I
think, is capturing the 19th century ambience of this community. Wide to normal lenses will
help in the constrained visual field, but other focal lengths will reveal nuances.

A map in PDF is available to download and print.

My friend Sharon Butsch Freeland has written for Historic Indianapolis the best short
introduction to New Augusta at the following site: https://historicindianapolis.com/hi-mailbag-new-augusta/

A brief profile of the town is an entry in the Encyclopedia of Indianapolis: https://indyencyclopedia.org/new-augusta/

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