10th / Mass / Highland / Brookside

The Culmination of Massachusetts, Highland, and Brookside at east 10th Street.

Looking at the Circle City Industrial Complex that sits at the large intersection...

From Dorman Street

A little south of 10th street...

Urban Nature

Yellow Finches off of 10th Street in Ransom Place....


Garfield Park Squirrels Aren't Shy; we shared a moment here...


Oriental Poppies in Cottage Home...

Fun on Pogue's Run

Off of Dorman Street, near Cottage Home...Although CSO activity is probably pretty low on a day like this; this is still probably not advisable.

A Poem on Cottage Home

I recently did a post featuring the beautiful Cottage Home neighborhood on the Indianapolis' near eastside. I received many responses from some of the residents within the neighborhood with all kinds of interesting and informative feedback, including a poem.





The picture above features a marker with a poem by Thomas Orr:

COTTAGE HOME
In the old neighborhood my friend is dreaming of houses,
Of what they were and what they could become again,
Their mute architecture silenced by a century of decay,
Full of stories aching to be told. On a warm summer night
Near Polk and Dorman, we climb a ladder of shadows, laughing
At a splash of moonlight through the roof, and he is saying
"Here, over here, the cornice needs some help," and suddenly
I recall another story of this house, of Emma Rae, whom I knew
In her distress. That summer, her children and their children,
The hapless followed by the helpless, ate everything she had,
And the old man, who left his leg at the Battle of Verdun,
Lay moaning on a cot in the living room, attacked by flies.
Relief arrived, but not a rescue. Say that Emma Rae endured.
Say humility made her smile. Always. It is enough. And let
The architecture sing, my friend, restore the voice, but leave
The moonlit hole in the roof, that prayers might rise for Emma Rae.

THOMAS ALAN ORR

Reprinted from Hammers in the Fog (Restoration Press, 1995). Copyright 1995 by Thomas Alan Orr. Used by permission. Reproduction in any form is strictly prohibited without express written consent. For more information, please contact Restoration Press, 1035 Hosbrook Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46203 USA.

My thanks to Tim Harmon and Thomas Alan Orr for providing me with the poem to make this post possible.

The Other Side of Cottage Home

Located northeast of the intersection of 10th and Massachusetts, it is literally on the other side of the Cottage Home neighborhood. This shows some examples of the warehouses that are intermixed with residential homes that Kevin mentioned in a comment about Cottage Home.

This is quite a large industrial complex; the interesting colors make it look less mundane and boxy.




The most dangerous shot of the day...Being butted up against a retaining wall that is taller than me while high speed traffic is whizzing by makes me nervous...


As luck would have it, a train just happen to come by when I was here...

There are many abandoned buildings like this along this stretch of Massachusetts and track; I intend on coming back and explore these some more.

Looking northeast toward Martindale in Massachusetts.

Indianapolis Neighborhoods: Cottage Home

This neighborhood is situated between the northern section of Massacheusetts Avenue and Arsenal Tech along Oriental Street; not far from Woodruff Place.

There are many unique markers within the neighborhood.






The entire neighborhood has a rustic feel similar to what you might find in Nashville Indiana.

Many classic homes here; some are completely restored, and some are vacant or in transition. They are unique, colorful, and a mixture of classic and modern styles.

A beautiful, blue-eyed cat is giving me some attitude.

The cool, but not at all intentional zebra fence...