Collected Item: “Fall Creek--Moments and Missed Opportunities”
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Stefan Petranek
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Fall Creek--Moments and Missed Opportunities
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Stefan Petranek
Item Date: When item was created
November 11, 2023
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I have had some peaceful memories of observing Fall Creek from above on the Monon Trail Bridge with my kids as they grew up. We could watch the fish swimming against the current, almost camouflaged perfectly, but just barely visible. Then one day I wandered off the Monon Trail and came across the Rev. Charles R. Williams Park along Fall Creek near the Monon Bridge. It was a sad field of uncut grass with a park sign. Across the street were single family homes--a smaller isolated tract sandwiched behind Sutherland Ave. and Fall Creek. I could see with my own eyes how we pretend to extend access to nature for all of our residents but fail to fully commit to it.
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3242 Sutherland Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46205
Subject: The topic of the item
The value of nature-based moments and the lack of opportunities to have them in Indianapolis