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Nesco East-Side Trivia Slide Show
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3. c. Raggedy Ann was created by illustrator Johnny Gruelle, who lived in the 500 block of Tacoma.
4. Name the amusement park that was located on the site of P. R. Mallory and Company a. White City b. Riverside c. Willard Amusement Park d. Wonderland
5. d. Wonderland Park, at Washington and Gray Streets, amused hundreds of people from 1906 until it burned in 1911.
6. Which east-side neighborhood did Booth Tarkington describe in his book The Magnificent Ambersons ? a. Woodruff Place b. Arsenal Heights c. Irvington d. Windsor Park
14. What state institution was once located on the current site of Willard Park on East Washington Street? a. Indiana Women’s Prison b. Central State Hospital c. Indiana State School for the Deaf d. Indiana State School for the Blind
16. Which of the following neighborhood festivals started on the east side in the early 1900s? a. Pogue’s Run Fete b. Feast of Lanterns c. Little Flower Carnival d. Brookside Fair
17. b. The Feast of Lanterns This festival, first staged around the 1910s, drew thousands of people to Spades Park. The Feast was revived in 2003.
18. What was the Eastland Theater renamed in 1931? a. Hamilton Theater b. Emerson Theater c. Rivoli Theater d. Parker Theater
19. b. The Emerson Theater, located at East Tenth Street and Bosart Avenue
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21. What was the original name of Spades Park? a. Shoestring Park b. Pogue’s Park c. Horseshoe Park d. Fletcher Field
23. The Indiana Women’s Prison opened what year? a. 1857 b. 1873 c. 1894 d. 1905
24. b. 1873 This 1916 view shows prisoners feeding chickens.
25. What mansion once stood on the site of the former Kroger at Sterling and Tenth Streets? a. Woodruff House b. General Vajen House c. Clifford Place d. Amberson Mansion
26. c. Clifford Place This mansion was demolished in the 1950s to make way for the Kroger near Woodruff Place
27. On what street was “The Barge” docked in the 1930s? a. Sherman b. Rural c. Sixteenth d. Washington
28. d. Washington St. “The Barge,” located at the northeast corner of Washington and Denny Streets, was one of the first fish and chips restaurants in Indianapolis.
29. Name the first Indianapolis city park established on the east side? a. Ellenberger Park b. Brookside Park c. Highland Park d. Willard Park
32. Who is this Famous 1946 Tech graduate? a. Dan Wakefield b. Kurt Vonnegut c. Johnny Gruelle d. Robert Indiana
33. d. Robert Indiana The artist, best known for his “LOVE” sculpture, was known as Robert Clark when he was in high school.
34. Which east-side school was built to educate disabled children? a. James E. Roberts School 97 b. Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 c. Lucretia Mott Open Air School 3 d. Theodore Potter Fresh Air School
36. NESCO’s History and Preservation Committee Needs You! * Interview older residents * Research buildings * Organize our archives * Document buildings *Support preservation efforts * Help create history displays * Copy old photographs
37. Please share your history with us! See anyone at the NESCO booth to tell us your family, business, church or neighborhood history.