Demolition of Winona Hospital
Doug Day; Dr. Jeff Patchen, President of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis; and Lorraine Vavul as the demolition had just begun. The demolition of Winona Hospital represents years of work on the neighborhood’s part to find a positive use for that space. The Children’s Museum took the lead in helping better the neighborhood by proposing a viable use for the...
Read MoreSocial Gatherings
Along with the New Neighbor Reception, Cajun Brunch, Fall Festival, and Holiday Party, the HMPNA Board promotes other gatherings such as small block gatherings as opportunities for neighbors to socialize. The small house party is a new initiative that HMP has begun in order to give residents a smaller venue to where neighbors can socialize and get to know their neighbors. HMP has already hosted 2 small house parties where the Abel Trio played at the first. HMP Board is currently looking for a host for the next house party. Invitations to small house parties are typically given to...
Read MoreHave You Paid Your HMPNA Dues?
HMP dues assists with the social gatherings, the many proposed beautification efforts, and those already in place. If you are interested in any upcoming voting opportunities, but are not sure whether you have paid your 2011 dues, please visit the HMPNA Dues page. You can also renew your membership in person at our information sessions.
Read MoreThe Esplanade
The Esplanade Apartments, located at 30th and Pennsylvania Streets, were constructed in 1912. The apartments offered upscale townhomes and flats in an Arts and Crafts style. The Esplanade boasts a variety of floor plans in 1-, 2- or 3-story arrangements with leaded art glass interior doors and windows and private entrances. Also included were gas fireplaces, central steam heat, and sitting porches. Many of the fine details survive...
Read MoreHistoric Meridian Park Neighbor Tips
Historic Meridian Park (HMP) is one of Indianapolis’s premiere historic neighborhoods. The HMPNA board and neighbors work hard to ensure that the neighborhood is a pleasant and safe place for families, the young single person, and empty nesters alike. To keep HMP a great place to live neighbors, we have several tips that make HMP a destination for all. Spring: If your dogs are barking, take the time to comfort or quiet your pets. Barking dogs can disturb the peace of a whole neighborhood. Please clean up after your dog. Taking your dog for a daily walk is not only healthy for...
Read MoreFront Porches
By the 1880s, nearly every house in America, whether it was a humble shotgun-style or a Queen Anne, boasted a front porch. The porch served as a cool and comfortable gathering spot that encouraged socializing and relaxing. The porch was so popular a setting that James Garfield waged a “front-porch campaign” for the US presidency in the 1880s, meeting and greeting farmers and other folks from his own front porch in Mentor, Ohio. Spend some time on your front porch and meet your HMP neighbors.
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