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Garfield Park Creative Community
Garfield Park Creative Community
Why us?
We see this as
an area full of
people who
shouldnt have
to move to
live in a better
neighborhood
Neighbors pose and celebrate at the Garfield Park mural after a group walk, May of 2013.
neighborhood leaders as
these ideas take shape and
become reality.
In 2013, an initiative
that Big Car is a key part
of, Reconnecting to Our
Waterways, received a
large grant from Kresge for
creative placemaking (CP)
The Manual High School art club works with kids at Garfield Park Better Block, October of 2014.
How do we involve
the community and
stakeholders?
Timeline - past
2010 - Annual budget
surpasses $100,000
for the first time
2013 - Annual
budget surpasses
$500,000
2005
2006
2007
2013 - Completed
neighborhood-designed
Welcome to Garfield
Park mural
2004
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013-2014 - Organized
two Better Block events
2014 - K&S
Appliance Store
pop-up art show
2013
2014
2015
Working on
Garfield Alive,
an interactive,
self-guided
audio tour of
the park in
partnership
with the Friends
of Garfield Park
present
future
Bring cultural
experiences
to the park,
helping make it
the citys
art park
SOU
Shelby St.
Hinge Building
70
East St.
Madison Ave.
Garfield Park
United Church
of Christ
Garfield
Park
Church of Christ
Garfield Heights
Prospect St.
Fountain
Square
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Marion Co.
Caucasian
81%
70%
African American
13%
24%
Hispanic
6%
4%
% in poverty
24%
11%
Unemployment
22.8%
9.8%
3.25
2.99
43%
16%
$30,844
$49,387
Foreclosures
9.7%
7.1%
Troy Ave.
Southeast
Race/Ethnicity
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University of
Indianapolis
Hanna Ave.
University
Heights
465
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Raymond St.
Faith Temple Church
Eleanor Skillen Elementary
Emmerich Manual
High School
Christel House Academy
AST
State St.
Bates
Hendricks
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Prospect Falls
South St.
65
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Acitve area in green. Red line indicates proposed rapid transit route (stops indicated by white
circles). Radio station main service area indicated by green circle line in inset map.
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Fountain
Square
70
Bates
Hendricks
Prospect St.
70
FSQ
East St.
St. Patricks
65
State St.
Fire Station
Grocery
1 MILE
Health Center
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465
Arts Center
Raymond St.
Garfield
Park
Drugstore, Bank
Vacant Storefronts
Sunken Gardens
Library
Bean Creek
Aquatics Center
Shelby St.
Vacant Storefronts
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MERIDIAN ST.
BLUFF RD.
Amphitheater
The Tube
Troy Ave.
65
S. Keystone Ave.
Conservatory
Truck Stop
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Artist Live/
Work Homes
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Cruft St.
Shelby St.
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12'-1"
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PARTIAL WALL
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2'-1"
MAGAZINE RACK
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28
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2'-1"
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24'-6"
NEW FRONT
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6'-0"
5'-5"
14'-0"
2'-1"
FLOOR PLAN
12
16 FT
A-1
FLOOR PLAN
UNDER
COUNTER
FRIDGE
STUDIO
6'-5"
5'-0"
STAGE
8'-1"
1'-2"
12'-4"
19'-1"
NEW MASONRY
OPENING AND DOOR
AT EXISTING LINTEL EXISTING OPENING 3'6
1/2" X 10' - 11" TO
BOTTOM OF LINTEL
3'-3"
W/D
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TABLE
30
3'-10"
2620 SHELBY
BIG CAR COLLABORATIVE
CABINETS
3'-0"
7'-10"
2'-6"
3'-8"
12'-8"
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W-5
110
COMMUNITY ROOM
DN
SOUTHEAST
TRAINING ROOM
111
26
DN
109
IT OFFICE
STEP
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16
RECEPTION
102
UNISEX RR
106
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UTILITY CLOSET
108
24 FT
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101
BREAK ROOM
103
WOMENS RR
104
MENS RR
105
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107
112
EXHIBITION SPACE
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OPEN TO BELOW
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Cruft Street