Indy Parks and Recreation

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Comments: : Looks to be Oglebay Park Mansion Wheeling West Virginia

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Comments: : This is the old Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church

Additional Information: The area is now Mt. Pleasant Picnic Area. There is now a historic Plaque there with a picture of this church

Park Name: Eagle Creek Park

Comments: : This is Eagle Creek Parkway with the road to the beach on the left. It appears to be under construction.

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Comments: : I-65 and Lafayette Rd in foreground. Possibly 62nd St at Lafayette Rd at bottom of picture. Sign structure in the middle of the picture is for I-65 SB to I-465 Exit

Additional Information: Looking West-ish. Lafayette Rd is where the intersections/driveways are in foreground. Semi is on NB I-65. Ramp just behind the semi is I-465 ramp to I-65 NB.

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Comments: : Another angle of Eagle Creek Park with Lafayette Rd and I-65 in the foreground. At I-65 and I-465 interchange.

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Comments: : Park in background, before it was a park. Glenns Valley Elementary School in the foreground.

Additional Information: Per MapIndy aerial photos, school was under construction in 1962 aerial. School was added on to in 1990.

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Comments: : Backside of Glenns Valley Elementary School, with Glenns Valley Nature Park behind the photographer. Looking West-ish. Morgantown Rd is in front of the school, Bluff Road is on the upper edge of the photo.

Additional Information: Per IndyMap aerial photos, new parking lot was added behind the school and the playground was moved by the 1986 aerial.

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Comments: : Another view of Glenns Valley Elementary, looking south-ish. Morgantown Rd is in front of the school.

Additional Information: Glenns Valley Nature Preserve will be to the left behind the photographer. Photo probably pre-dates the park.

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Comments: : Not a Park. Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Perry Township. Per MapIndy website, this layout shows up for the first time in the 1972 aerial. Remains relatively unchanged until 1990.

Additional Information: Adrian Apple Orchard is in the background along side the school. Bluff Rd and the German Growers farms are along the back edge of the photo. Looking West

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Comments: : Corner of Bluff Rd and Hanna Ave, south side, Indianapolis. Bluff Park sits where the school was - current parking lot is approximate location of the school. The apartment building catty-corner from the school still stands. Ball diamonds at Bluff Park were the school ball diamonds, and have been there in some capacity since 1941 aerial photo.

Additional Information: School appears on the 1966 aerial with the baseball diamonds in the same location of this photo. 1972 aerial photo shows baseball diamonds at present location in Bluff Park. School had been demolished by 1986 aerial photo - parking lot and row of trees behind the school remained. Appears to be an active school (cars in the parking lot) in 1979 photo.