True Grit...Scenes From Irish Hill

Both of these photos were taken at the corner of Davidson and Maryland in the Indianapolis neighborhood of Irish Hill. This area, for the most part, lies abandoned, with only the streets and building foundations remain. The Viaducts and underpasses of Irish Hill used to play a role as a makeshift homeless community until they were evicted earlier this year.

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Oooozing at every Sidewalk

Indianapolis charm that is ;) This was taken on Delaware Street, where the now vacated Merrill Street is located.

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On South Davidson Street

These were taken on Davidson Street, just south of Washington Street. This area is mostly abandoned, but the viaduct running over Pogue's Run provides a makeshift community for some the homeless people in the area. This area is usually busy with all kinds of people, but for some reason, I only saw one person around on this day...

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**Some of the images here contain some profanity...



The Pour House is an advocacy group helping homeless individuals around Indianapolis with finding jobs, practical needs, and other support.

Georgia and Pine

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Messed Up Intersections around Indianapolis - Massachusetts and Valley

This new series is dedicated to all the messed up, interesting, and unique intersections around Indianapolis whom where creative solutions to various transportation challenges. The intersection featured here is where Massachusetts Ave. meets Valley Ave on the northeast side of Indianapolis. In order to keep the track level to grade, it was elevated above the dip at the intersection, leaving an interesting and somewhat hazardous intersection...

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The Christian Park Vicinity

Here are some shots of Christian Park and its surrounding on yet another beautiful day...






Something is not right here...




On English Avenue


Sherman and English; someone once ran a red light, and plowed into yours truly at this very intersection a few years ago...Nobody was was hurt; the cars involved... well, that's a different story...


Back when English carried the route of US 52 (pre- I-465), which then merged into Southeastern Avenue (then US 421)...




The sky was gorgeous today!

Including these shot is a bit of a stretch considering that this is about a mile away from Christian Park, but I'm quite fond of this old viaduct bridge...

Thundermutt once referred to this place as the "ol' swimmin' hole"; a popular place for kids to cool off, but beware the CSOs...

On South Rural Street

This neighborhood is a classic Indianapolis urban neighborhood with many diverse characteristics similar to most neighborhoods around Indy...Well maintained homes, blighted homes, commercial space, and industrial sites are the composition of the fabric.

I know I feature many of these old underpasses on this blog, but they're so cool!

This is what awaits you on the other side of the underpass...


This is probably one of my favorite shots on this blog to date! The question, 'Did I do that?' always makes me feel like a kid again...

How can I show so many skyline shots on this site...Let me count the ways...

Approaching Washington Street...

Distracted driver...Don't hit me bro!!! This is the northwest corner of Washington and Rural.

Off the Beaten Path...

Just outside of Beech Grove and right off the Amtrak grounds on Emerson Avenue is an ancient railroad underpass. Although its probably not quite as old as this one, but its in far better condition and stamped with the year of 1912...

Subway Street runs under this overpass...

Accumulated Calcification and eroded concrete from dripping water; in essence, mini-stalactites...

Looking North on Subway Street...