Letters From Readers - Tracks by Green City Boat House
posted: Oct. 03, 2024
In the recent Gazette, the photo of the
Green City Boathouse shows what looks like railroad tracks in the foreground. Would that have been streetcar tracks? Or would that be the RR spur shown in the article about Lot #25? Kinda close to the building aren't they?
cheers!
Christine N. Carlson
Hi Chris,
Yes, those were streetcar tracks. They traveled to Broad Ripple Park where there was a station and a turnaround. Here is an aerial showing that.
Thanks for reading,
Alan
From 1937. I circled the boat house. The turnaround is to the right, in Broad Ripple Park.
image courtesy of https://maps.indy.gov/MapIndy/
alan@broadripplegazette.com