Sunday, December 14, 2008

Indianapolis Neighborhoods - South Garfield Park / South Village / Madison Ave Pt.2

Part 2: North of Manual High School.

Manual High School

Sidewalk by Manual High School. I guess this gelatenous, icy concoction is better than no sidewalk at all. It also frequently floods ( > 1.5'' of water) here when it rains.

Pleasant Run...Not so pleasant sign.

Didn't you guys read the sign?


Across Pleasant Run to South Village. When in season, this area is quite wooded and shaded.


Westerly on Pleasant Run Pkwy toward South Village.


Easterly on Pleasant Run Pkwy toward Garfield Park.


View of the power plant, South Village.

Ramp to the Manual Stadium

Some of the new Mural Designs along the Stadium. These murals won some Guinness World Records and really lifts up what was a very depressing area of Madison Ave.

Very interesting indeed.

The farthest Northern end of the stadium.

Velcro Prozac?


I think I have an unhealthy fixation with old railroad bridges. Love the vain attempt to mask the obscenities below.


I look at this a lot when I drive by it, but was able to get an up close look. The constructors must have been pretty small in stature, because I would have trouble making my way through it.


Glad I didn't try.


You can look up and see the the two sides of the neighborhood that Madison divided.



Uh Yeah....


Colorful Pallets


These houses and buildings have personality




Under the Raymond Street bridge.


The North end of the bridge.


The Indy skyline from the under Raymond Street Bridge.
This close up should have been in part 1, but forgot I had it at the time. This building gives the entire area a little personality.

These neighborhoods like many other old south side neighborhoods are just now being rediscovered. The building above appears to have very few vacancies, the large murals provided by Lilly, and the demolition of blighted buildings are all signs that the neighborhood still lives.

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