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Converted from paper version of the Broad Ripple Gazette (v13n16)
Four days of celebration coming to Broad Ripple Park - August 11 thru 14
by Alan Hague
posted: Aug. 05, 2016

Thursday, August 11, 2016, through Sunday, August 14 Broad Ripple Park will be transformed by the Broad Ripple Village Association into a historic glimpse of its amusement park past. Two different amusement parks have occupied Broad Ripple Park over the years. In 1907 the White City Amusement Park (named after the Chicago 1893 Columbian Expo) was built by Dr. Robert C. Light and W.H. Tabb. A year later it burned. It was rebuilt and reopened. That park lasted into the early 1920s. It was during this time that the carousel (now at the Indianapolis Children's Museum) was installed. This second amusement park had several owners and went through extensive changes to modernize the attractions. It lasted into the 1940s.
Each day of the local Indiana Bicentennial celebration includes: Carnival Rides and Food, Craft Beer Garden presented by HiFi, Food Trucks, History Exhibit courtesy of Broad Ripple Gazette​, and Community Booths.
BR Park Celebration Schedule
Thursday, August 11, 2016, 4 p.m. to 9 pm.
Friday, August 12, 2016, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
6:30 p.m. - The Funk Quarter, Presented by Jazz Kitchen
Saturday, August 13, 2016, noon to 9 p..m.
11 a.m. to Noon - Bootcamp, courtesy of So.Be.Fit
Noon to 1 p.m. - Storytelling, courtesy of Northminster Presbyterian Church
Noon to 5 p.m. - Dog Adoption, courtesy of Mended Hearts Rescue Indy​
6 p.m. - Steve Kennan, Presented by Jazz Kitchen
​7:30 p.m. - Chad Mills, Presented by Jazz Kitchen
Sunday, August 14, 2016, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
​10 a.m. to 11 a.m. - Youth and Adult Yoga Class, courtesy of The Yoga Studio
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Artisan and Vintage Market, courtesy of Indy Urban Flea
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Dog Adoption, courtesy of Mended Hearts Rescue Indy
​2 p.m. to 3 p.m. - Storytelling, courtesy of Northminster Presbyterian Church

An aerial view of the amusement park at Broad Ripple Park taken in 1939. Broad Ripple Avenue is at the bottom. White River is to the left. The parking lot is in the same place today, the middle right. Visible are the roller coaster, dance hall, and famous swimming pool (where Olympic tryouts were held in 1952)
An aerial view of the amusement park at Broad Ripple Park taken in 1939. Broad Ripple Avenue is at the bottom. White River is to the left. The parking lot is in the same place today, the middle right. Visible are the roller coaster, dance hall, and famous swimming pool (where Olympic tryouts were held in 1952)
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