This is a view from and old postcard looking west across the White River in Indianapolis. The large building on the west bank is the riverside shelterhouse. It stood close to the corner of North White River Parkway West and 30th Street. This shelter house was torn down in about 1955. It housed the offices for the Riverside Golf Course and some concession stands. In the basement there was a rifle range.
This part of the river was popular on the evening of the 4th of July. The river would be covered with boats of all kinds. In the evening we would rent a canoe and watch fireworks being shot off from the Riverside Amusement Park on the east side of the river. We didn’t mind the mosquitoes. We were right under the exploding fireworks and we could hear the hot embers hiss as they hit the water all around us. It was a little scary, but I don’t remember ever being burned.
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Hello Dad. I have some good pictures of you too. Just keep that in mind.
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Keep commenting everybody.
ReplyDeleteRyan would definitely appreciate these pics!
ReplyDeleteHe would have also loved your Father-the way he loves the water also. Harry,sounds like your daughter was "ready"for your threats to post embarassing pics,by the way Julie,I'd LOVE to "see those."
Thanks for the comment Mary. I'm glad someone is keeping an eye on our site.
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