The weather was stellar for eclipse watching in Fletcher Park, Monday, April 8th, 2024. Photo by Allan Lasser |
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Join the Windsor Park neighborhood clean up 9am – 1pm, Saturday, May 11, beginning at the First Free Methodist Church at 12th and Tecumseh. Join your neighbors for warm weather fun while keeping our community beautiful! Donuts and cleanup supplies will be provided. RSVP online. The Friends of Brookside and Spades Parks will host a cleanup of Brookside Park’s public pool 9am – 12pm, Saturday, May 18. Help with a variety of cleaning and preparation tasks around the pool in advance of its summer opening.
RSVP online. Stroll down Carrollton Avenue at the Bottleworks Market from 11am – 7pm, Saturday, May 18. Shop from local artisans for unique crafts, vintage finds, and local art. Free admission, pets welcome. RSVP on Facebook. The Indy Pride Rainbow 5k Walk/Run starts from Fowling Warehouse at 8:30am, Saturday, May 18 and goes down to Brookside Park. This marks the 13th anniversary of the race, raising funds for the local LGBTQIA+ community. Entrance fee is $40 until 5/17. Sign up online. |
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A neighborhood storm drain clean-up is planned in Windsor Park for 10am – 1pm, Friday, May 31. Pitch in to protect our waterways from pollution and improve street safety. Meals will be provided at the First Free Methodist Church at 12th and Tecumseh: breakfast beforehand and lunch afterwards. RSVP online. The 48th annual Woodruff Place Flea Market will be the first weekend of June, 8am – 5pm, Saturday, June 1 and 10am – 5pm, Sunday, June 2. Show up early to find the best bargains! Vendor inquiries and requests can be sent to fleamarket@woodruffplace.org The bi-monthly Windsor Park Neighborhood Association meeting will be 6:30pm – 7:30pm, Tuesday, July 11 on the second floor of the Spades Park Library. RSVP online. The Cottage Home Neighborhood’s Home and Garden Tour returns 11am – 5pm, Saturday, June 22, beginning at the Cottage Home Community Park. Tickets purchased before the event are $20 and will cost $25 the day-of.
Learn more and purchase tickets online. |
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Community Cartography by Danica Liongson Here are three historic maps of Windsor Park from 1889, 1908, and 1941. See if you can spot the differences throughout the early years. What disappears and what remains? The green spaces we enjoy today—Fletcher Park and Spades Park—were set aside from development as early as 1889. Orange Avenue, Appletree Lane, and Louisa Street all go by new names these days. Other streets have entirely disappeared: Newman Street once crossed Pogue’s Run. The next time you’re on the trail see if you can find its footings, still standing. |
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Windsor Park in 1889. Plate 2, Atlas of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana. Indiana State Library Map Collection. Source |
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Windsor Park in 1908. Plan 12, Indianapolis Baist Atlas. IUPUI University Library. Source |
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Windsor Park in 1941. Plan 12, Indianapolis Baist Atlas. IUPUI University Library. Source |
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