The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-28
CITY READY TO |
GREET RECORD
RACE CROWDS
Railways, Buses, Trolleys
and Taxis Will Garry
10000 Visitors. \
ASSIGN POLICE SHIFTS
Majority of Force viii Go
to Speedway; Designate
One. WAY Streets.

Plans for carrying Memorial day
race crowds to and from the speed
way Thursday we're announced by
transportation companies today.
while police completed their race
day organization and designated
streets and roads for one-way
traffic.
While thousands of private autos
mobiles will be driven to the track
for parking inside the course or
near the grounds, buses of the In
dianapolis Street Railway Company,
T. H, I. & f. traction cars, Big
-Four shuttle trains and taxicabs
will be factors in transporting some
10000 persons to the speedway
Assigned to tWelve-hour shifts be-
ginning Wednesday night at 7. of
fcers and men of the police departs
ment today received this injunction
from Police Chief Claude M. Wor-
ley:
Told to Be Courteous
EXTEND every courtesy and con~
sideration to the many thousands
Of speedway visitors who are in the
city attending the race. Courtesy
will create good feeling and bring
about a fine spirit of cooperation.
Have them carry to all parts of the
world the message Of good-fellowship
that exists between a visitor to In
dianapolis and It's police officers"
Speedway road Sixteenth street
west Of White river) will be a ones
way road Thursday; open to vest
bound traffic only from a. m. to
/ .. m, and open to east-bourd
traffic only from p. m. to 6 p. m.
The Georgetown road running
north and south along the west
side Of the speedway will b eclosed
from Speedway road to Thirtieth
street to both north and south
traffic after $50 miles of the race
have been run. It will be used to
empty auto traffic from the speed
way one gate emptying to the
north and the other to the south.
Routes for Buses
Taxicabs and buses will use the
following route to and from the
speedway: West on Washington
street to Tibbs avenue, north to
Vermont street, west to Grande ave-
nue., north to Tenth street, west to
Main street, north to the Presto
Lite Company and return.
Buses Of the street railway COM
pany will follow their regular route
as far as West Tenth street and
Belle Vieu place, then west on Tenth
street, using the same route as other
buses and taXicabs.
While speedway assignments will
draw the largest detail Of policemen.
details will be stationed at the union
station, traction terminal Wash
ington park and cemeteries where
Memorial services will be held.
Faster Taxi Service
Two classes Of BUSES will be OPP
Grated by the street railway conn.,
pany as in former years. Fourteen
BUSES at five minute intervals will
follow the usual route through the
downtown district from the Monu-
ment Circle to the speedway at a
10 cent rate. Regular Sunday serv-
ice will be the rule on other bus
lines Thursday
A faster taxicab bus service at a
80 cent rate, will leave downtown
points, principally. Market and Hi
nois streets, going direct to the
speedway on the West Washington
street-Tibbs avenue route.
T. H. I. & z. traction cars will
leave the traction terminal at about
three minute intervals. or as re-
CURED, from 4;30 a. m. and afford
the same service returning, at a Is
cent rate one-Way fare, or 25-cent
round trip rate.
Trains Every Fifteen Minutes
Big -Four shuttle-train service
from the Union station to the
speedway entrance will begin at 7
8. m. Trains will operate continue
ouSly at fifteen minute intervals
until the crowds have been handled.
The fare will be II cents each way.
Forty all-steel coaches and eight
locomotives will be used in this serv-
ice, affording four trains of ten
coaches each with locomotives at
front and rear approximately 300
persons can be transported on one
train. A special train will leave the
Union station at 4;30 q. m. for the
accommodation Of speedway en-
ployes.
The indianapolis Union Railway
is cooperating with the Big -Four.
Ticket booths will be installed on
the Illinois street side Of the Union
station with special turnstiles at the
Illinois street entrance.