INDIANAPOLIS — Garfield Park was recently named the city’s Neighborhood of the Month for September 2018. The Neighborhood of the Month initiative spotlights an Indianapolis community each month, working to engage local groups and promote projects by various city departments.
Located south of Fountain Square, the Garfield Park neighborhood has long been a proud part of Indianapolis history. With easy access to the Pleasant Run Trail, the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, and multiple interstates, this tight-knit community continues to see growth in events, businesses, and its thriving cultural environment.
Recently, Garfield Park residents saw the opening of the Garfield Brewery, a further signal of a renaissance along the Shelby Street corridor. On September 15th of this year, Garfield Park once again hosted a Mexican Independence Day celebration, and on the 22nd and 23rd of September, the park will host the inaugural Holler on the Hill Festival.
Previous years saw the opening of the Tube Factory artspace, Listen Hear, and several artist residencies near the intersection of Cruft and Shelby streets. Much of this development is due to the efforts of the Garfield Park Neighbors Association, led by Aryn Schounce.
Garfield Park itself is Indianapolis’s oldest city-owned park. With its historic conservatory and sunken gardens, the MacAllister Center for the Performing Arts, a pool, a playground, a library, and an arts complex, the park is a wealth of civic pride. Garfield Park has endured and thrived for more than 140 years, thanks in no small part to the Friends of Garfield Park group.
Residents and visitors are encouraged to use the hashtag #IndyNoM when posting on social media about Garfield Park. To nominate your neighborhood for Neighborhood of the Month visit: indy.gov/NoM.