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The Southside Times is devoted to clearly differentiating and Madison Ave. For more information on these articles and other timely news, visit ss-times.com. between sponsored content and editorial content. Potential southportsmilesindy.com To join the conversation, visit our Facebook page or advertisers interested in sponsored content should call: follow us on Twitter @southsidetimes. (317) 300-8782 or email: [email protected]. ss-times.com • Week of February 25-March 3, 2021 3 The Southside Times COMMUNITY A day in the sun on the Southside. (Submitted photo) A ghost from the past: Longacre Swimming Pool HAUNTS & JAUNTS friends would travel from the Far Eastside to Longacre for a day in the sun. We also con- spired to pick up girls. That's what young noo- Quality Childcare By Rick Hinton dle-heads from Warren Central High School did! On one visit, we surveyed the scene, lock- NOW ENROLLING AGES: Infant - 5 y. Ghosts don’t always mean spooky, super- ing in on two obviously older girls sitting on a natural occurrences. Sometimes “ghosts” are blanket on the hillside. I (the elected one) ap- our memories. proached to impress them with my conversa- 4702 S. East St., Indianapolis, IN 46227 Back in the late 1960s, my mom and Aunt tional skills. “Want to swim with me and my 317.780.1100 | Monday - Friday 7 am - 6 pm Janice would load the car with five kids, on a friends?” They looked us over before holding Saturday afternoon, for a journey to the then up their hands with wedding rings glistening Far Southside, to Longacre Swimming Pool. in the sunlight. I walked back to my friends It became a pilgrimage! They would plant with their laughter ringing in my ears. Scary themselves on a blanket on the grassy, shad- ghosts of the past! ed hillside, trying their best to keep track Today, as I pull into the Longacre Mobile of us bouncing about in the chaotic water. Park off of Madison Avenue, I follow the There was not a lot happening for an East- Lick Creek Parkway through the double rail- side kid back in those days; Longacre be- road bridge archways and navigate a circular came the exception. It was the place to be, drive to the right to arrive at the clubhouse. and with quite the history. ... The route is the same from the 1970s, only Attorney, Edwin Thompson, created the the pool is gone. I believe the original en- park in 1927. It was a parcel of undeveloped trance to the pool was at this clubhouse, or rolling ground with trees, green space and close by. Time and different ownership most endless possibilities. His initial vision soon often brings changes. transformed into a park-like setting encom- By the early 1970s the crowds began to passing baseball, basketball, tennis, golf, cro- drop off. Dodrill sold the complex in 1972 quet, picnic area and pony rides. And the di- and the pool became open only to park resi- amond jewel of it all – a literal acre-sized, dents. However, it wasn't hard to get around Our Greenwood Branch Is kidney shaped, pool fed naturally by the wa- that. Finally, the pool was plowed under in ters of nearby Lick Creek. In the 1950s it the late 70s or early 80s, becoming prime was fully concreted. Passage of time in the real estate for more mobile homes. Open by Appointment Only! park witnessed a sand beach, paddle boats, The pool was a respite and sanctuary of canoes, bathhouse with a dance hall and a sorts, for not only my brief exposure, but modern playground. The Urban Stop Trol- also for countless many others throughout ley, #6, became the destination on a hot In- the years. It now lies under the asphalt of dianapolis weekend! Charing Cross Drive. In 1946 the property was sold to Rufus Call 317-530-7012 to Set Up It doesn't seem right! Dodrill Jr. and was family operated until 1972. In the 1960s Dodrill had his own vi- an Appointment Today! sion – developing the ground around the Rick Hinton, a Southport resident, pool into a mobile home community. And so loves researching things that go bump it began. Regardless, the pool continued to in the night. His articles can be read on Facebook: Rick Hinton, Southport remain a draw. Paranormal Examiner. Hinton conducts www.mymsb.bank Turning 16 years of age brought about my paranormal investigations with his [email protected] driver's license, and a car; no more mom or team, South Central Paranormal.