Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Riverside Park (Indianapolis)

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'''South Grove Golf Course'''
Address: 1800 W 18th St, Indianapolis, IN 46202

South Grove Golf Course, the closest 18-hole golf course to the metro downtown area, was built in 1901 as the second 9-hole glove course in Riverside Park. It was expanded to 18-holes in 1915 and a two-story brick clubhouse with a wraparound porch, locker rooms, a refreshment stand, and a second-floor assembly hall was built in 1916. The course was free and open to the public.

The name of the course came from the grove of trees that lined the “south” side of the park on which the course is now located. The grounds included a lagoon with a rustic footbridge was located along the west side of the course which was largely filled in during the 1990s. Another clubhouse was build around 1990 and the historic clubhouse was demolished in 1994. <ref></ref>
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'''Riverside Golf Course'''
Address: 3502 White River Pkwy West Indianapolis, IN 46222

The nine-hole Riverside Golf Course opened in 1900 as Indianapolis’ first municipal golf course. It was expanded to an 18-hole course in 1902. Sited along the White River, the course has mature trees, elevation changes and is the home of "Old Smokey," a 440-yard, par four which ends on a significantly elevated sloping green. <ref>https://ift.tt/2FLIVrG>
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'''Riverside Golf Academy'''
Address: 3702 N White River Pkwy W Dr. Indianapolis, IN 46208

In 1898, Park Superintendent J. Clyde Power established a nursery for the propagation of thousands of trees, shrubs, and flowers for the city’s park system. The 75- acre nursery was part of a system with the Garfield Park Conservatory, which propagated flowers and tropical plants. During World War I, land adjacent to the nursery was developed as a victory garden, raising produce that was sold at cost. The nursery was eliminated in 1994 and the Riverside Golf Academy was built on the site. The Academy is a PGA recognized practice range. <ref>https://ift.tt/2r7bZQb>
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'''Lake Sullivan Sports Complex'''
As part of the Riverside Regional Park bordered by Lake Sullivan, the Lake Sullivan Sports Complex operates as the Indy Cycloplex. The complex includes the Major Taylor Velodrome and BMX Track, which is owned by the City of Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation and operated by Marian University. The Lake Sullivan Skate Park is owned and operated by the City of Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation. The Cycloplex is home to an urban garden, weekly farmers' market, daily programming, and more.
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'''Lake Reginald Sullivan'''
Address: 3649 Cold Spring Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46222

In 1934, the New Deal era Civil Works Administration constructed an area for nature study and habitat for waterfowl where the Crooked Creek emptied into the White River. Constructed on 20 acres just north of Riverside Golf Course, the watershed was named for Reginald H. Sullivan (1876-1980) mayor of Indianapolis from 1930-1935 and 1940-1943. Lake Sullivan needed to be dredged several times of years of accumulated sentiment and debris from Crooked Creek but was still a natural educational site for area schools. The construction of Interstate 65 and its bridge across the White River bisected what was Lake Sullivan leaving behind a kind of swampy wasteland that served no one. In 1977 the city stocked the lake with channel catfish and saugeye beginning in 1983. In 1995 Indy Parks and the IUPUI Center for Earth and Environmental Science agreement to manage the park as a center for wetlands education. <ref> All Things Indianapolis History|date=2013-09-10|work=Historic Indianapolis All Things Indianapolis History|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en-US}}</ref>
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'''Coffin Golf Course'''
Address: 2401 Cold Spring Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46222

In 1903, the private Highland Golf Club was organized to lease the southwest part of Riverside Park for use as a golf course. The City of Indianapolis leased the land to the club, allowing them to construct a 9-hole golf course and a clubhouse that would eventually become public property. The golf course and clubhouse opened in 1904 and a lease renewal in 1908 included space for expansion to an 18-hole course. Upon the expiration of the final lease in 1921, the property became a municipal golf course.

The property has operated as a municipal golf course since 1921 and was known as the Charles E. Coffin Golf Course by 1924, honoring Charles E. Coffin (1849-1934), a real estate developer, long time member of the Board of Park Commissioners and the director of numerous community organizations. The present clubhouse was built around 1962. The course was redesigned and rebuilt in 1995. <ref></ref>
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'''Wilbur Shaw Soap Box Derby Hill'''
Address: 3001 Cold Spring Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46222

The Wilbur Shaw Memorial Soap Box Derby Hill, built by the city of Indianapolis in 1953, is the nation’s longest track, measuring 1,000 feet. It was renamed in 1955 following the three-time Indy 500 winner’s death in a plane crash in October 1954. Shaw had been active with the Derby both locally and nationally, serving as a referee since 1938. Today, the state of the art track features a digital weighing system, laser timer, scorer's bridge and pit area. <ref>Indianapolis Soap Box Derby Association </ref>
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'''Kuntz Memorial Soccer Stadium''': Dedicated in 1987 as a sports venue for the Tenth Pan American Games to William F. Kuntz, former teacher, coach and administrator who devoted 30 years to the Catholic Youth Organization in Indianapolis.
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