The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-16
ELABORATE PLANS
MADE FOR PARKS
ANDPLAYGROUNDS
Supervised Recreation Fields
VIII Be Reopened About
June>20.

June>20,
Indianapolis Fairgrounds will be
conducted'on the most elaborate scale
IN the city's history this year. Edward
Z. Mcbride, director of recreation. an
nounced today.
The park department at city hall is
buzzing with preparation. Baseball
grounds. tennis courts and horseshoe
courts are being put in condition.
The recreation department has or
dered $500 worth of new equipment
The repair shop on Brookside Ave. is
busy painting and repairing old equip
ment and park benches All equip
ment will be painted green.
Fairgrounds will open under super
vision about June 20. after city schools
close. approximately 200 supervisors
and matrons will be employed. Gus
.todians of schOolhouses where play
ground equipment is situated have
been retained during the summer at
s35 a month, to keep school buildings
open and insure safety OF children.
New Recreation Center
These five new recreation centers
will be opened for the first time this
year: In Haughville, Arnolda and St
Clair SITS: BrientwoOd. Olney st. and
Roosevelt Ave: Highland Park. New
York and Dorman SITS; Nickel St.
Nickel and Wyoming SITS; W.
Michigan St, King Ave. and
Michigan St.
New equipment ordered includes
Slides, see-saws. merry go-rounds and
swings.
Fairgrounds will be re-Opcned at
these places where community houses
park. Jameson park, Fall Greek and
Greer St
other Fairgrounds to be re-opened
ire:
Rhodius Pork. Shelby st fountain
SQUARED. Garfield park, Camp Sullivan.
Riverside. Twenty-Sixth St, st Clair
park, Riley park. Ringgold park,
spades park. Willard park.
Douglass and Norwood parks Cor
colored persons will be re-opened.
Preparations for Swimming
Fairgrounds will be opened at
schools No. 20. %. %. 80. 81. So. 80,
"A, As, 80 and 20. Fairgrounds for
eolored children will be available at
schools No. II, g. ~. AZ, So. 81.
The city park department is max
ing every effort to add swimming
pools at Rhodius and BrOOkside Parks
Action is pending before the park
board. Swimming pools at Willard,
Ringgold and Douglass Parks are be-
ing put in condition.
At Twenty-Sixth St. the park de-
partment mas plans for erecting bath
houses and beach equipment, subject
to approval Of the park board. This
the city last year.
The mothers and babies play
ground at Willard Park viii be re-
opened. Mcbride announced. This plot
affords mothers a chance to take their
habies. with assurance Of supervision
OF matrons. Extension of this park
feature is planned if funds are avail
able
Athletic Facilities
Work is being rushed to put park
athletic fields in shape.
Summary of facilities at city parks
available this year:
Riverside-Ten baseball diamonds,
ter tennis courts. one football field,
one soccer field. eight horseshoe
courts.
Garfield Park-Three baseball dis
monds, nine tennis courts, eight horse
shoe courts. one football field.
Brookside Park-Three baseball dia-
n onds. eight tennis courts. ten horse
shoe courts, one football field.
Jameson Park-Eight horseshoe
courts. five tennis courts, one foot
ball field.
Rhodius Park-Two baseball dia-
monds. one tennis court, one football
field.
Riley Park-One baseball diamond
two tennis courts, one horseshoe
court, one football field.
Hockey Field Provided
Willard Park-Eight horseshoe
courts, five tennis courts. one base
hall diamond, one football field.
Spades Park-One baseball dia-
mond, six tennis courts, four horse
shoe courts. one football field.
Fall Creek-One hockey field. nine
tennis courts. sixteen horseshoe
courts, one football field.
The total park facilities include
ltYenty-three baseball diamonds. sixty
fhte tennis courts. sixty-six horseshoe
coSrts. eight football fields, one
hockey course.
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