From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, November 18, 1924: The South Irvington Community Club met last evening and selected R. O. Shimer, who earlier was elected president, chairman of the board. Over 200 residents met last week at school No. 82 to organize the club whose first objective is to obtain a streetcar line extension along English Ave., the old mule-car right-of-way which carried Butler students to the Irvington campus. Pavements in English Ave. has been completed on both sides of the proposed extension. Many residents of South Irvington are one mile from streetcar lines. A second objective of the South Irvington Community Club will be street and sidewalk improvements, an adequate sewer system, and a modern schoolhouse. The area along the south side of English Ave. has waited many years to be redeemed from the forlornness of frustrated early hopes.