Concord Community Plan “Building Homes, Community, and Hope” Adopted May 17, 2000 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The preparation of this plan was completed cooperatively through the efforts of the Concord Community Development Corporation and the City of Indianapolis Special recognition is extended to the neighborhood organizations, neighborhood residents, and neighborhood businesses that are contributing to the improvement of the neighborhood and were the necessary components to assemble the Concord Community Plan Concord Community Plan Adopted May 17, 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS MAPS Map 1 - Marion County, Indiana ............................................... 1 SUMMARY ................................................. 2 Map 2 - Concord Neighborhood ................................................. 3 INTRODUCTION.......................................... 6 Map 3 - 1998 Surveyed Building Conditions ......................... 41 HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT .......................... 16 Map 4 - 1998 Existing Land Use ..............................................76 ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ............................ 19 Map 5 - Concord Development Issues .................................... 81 TOPIC REPORTS (In Order of Priority) SCHOOL SYSTEM ....................................... 25 Map 6 - Land Use Plan ......................................................... 85-87 CRIME AND SAFETY .................................... 26 Map 7 - Zoning Plan ..............................................................91-93 APPEARANCE OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND CHARTS INFRASTRUCTURE .................................. 29 Chart 1 1960-1990 Change in Population and Housing Units Concord Neighborhood ................. 10 AFFORDABLE HOUSING ................................ 34 Chart 2 Age Structure in 1990 ....................................... 10, 25 POLLUTION .............................................. 52 Chart 3 Household Type in 1990 .....................................11, 35 BUSINESS AND LOCAL ECONOMY ................... 54 Chart 4 1989 Household Income ............................. 12, 35, 55 SOCIAL SERVICES, JOB TRAINING, AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ................. 59 Chart 5 Age of Housing .................................................... 13, 36 PARKS AND RECREATION ............................. 62 Chart 6 Type of Residential Structure ........................ 14, 37 HISTORIC PRESERVATION ............................ 65 LAND USE AND ZONING .............................. 71 CREDITS .................................................. 94 BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................... 96 FOOTNOTES ............................................. 97 Concord Community Plan Adopted May 17, 2000 TABLES PHOTOGRAPHS, cont. Table 1 Racial Composition ......................................................11 Photograph 4 Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1928 (Photograph by Bass Photo Company Collection, Table 2 Educational Attainment ................................... 12, 55 Indiana Historical Society, 206486-F) .......................... 17 Table 3 1990 Tenure of Households ............................ 13, 36 Photograph 5 Garfield Park, pond, 1919 (Photograph by Bass Photo Company Collection, Table 4 Type of Residential Structure by Indiana Historical Society, 67140-F) ............................. 17 Tenure in 1990 ............................................................... 14, 37 Photograph 6 - Housing immediately north of the Table 5 Asset Ranking for Total Responses .....................22 University of Indianapolis ..................................................22 Table 6 Issue Ranking for Total Responses ......................23 Photograph 7 - Emmerich Manual High School at 2405 Madison Avenue .........................................................23 Table 7 1998 Surveyed Building Conditions ......................39 Photograph 8 - Campus of Central Catholic School Table 8 Retail Sales Versus Retail Expenditures.............57 and Emma Donnan Middle School .....................................26 Table 9 Surveyed Historical Structures and Places ......67 Photograph 9 Youth mural at Talbott Street and Orange Street (Photograph courtesy Table 10 1998 Existing Land Use ......................................... 71 of Dan Bonwell) .....................................................................29 Table 11 Concord Development Issues ...............................79 Photograph 10 - Meridian Street looking north from Raymond Street ..........................................................32 PHOTOGRAPHS Photograph 1 - Concord community discussing Photograph 11 - Talbott Street Townhomes the issues on January 21, 1999 ........................................... 6 in the 1300 block of South Talbott Street (Photograph courtesy of Dan Bonwell) ...........................34 Photograph 2 - 13 Listens Community Forum in the Concord neighborhood on April 22, 1999 ......................... 6 Photograph 12 - Laurelwood Apartments at 3340 Teakwood Drive .........................................................38 Photograph 3 Illinois Street and South Street looking northeast, 1921 (Photograph by Bass Photo Company Photograph 13 - Meridian Street looking south Collection, Indiana Historical Society, 74561-F) ........ 16 from McCarty Street ..........................................................54 Photograph 14 - Commercial buildings at the intersection of Shelby Street and Raymond Street ............................................................54 Concord Community Plan Adopted May 17, 2000 PHOTOGRAPHS, cont. Photograph 15 - The Concord Center at 1310 South Meridian ............................................................59 Photograph 16 - View of the White River looking north along White River Parkway at Raymond Street............62 Photograph 17 - Garfield Park .................................................63 Photograph 18 - Union Station.................................................65 Photograph 19 - Historic homes on Harding Street south of Sumner Avenue .....................................................66 Photograph 20 - Commercial development along Madison Avenue ....................................................................72 Photograph 21 - Indianapolis Power and Light facility on Harding Street .................................................73 Photograph 22 - Babe Denny Neighborhood - Site #2......78 Photograph 23 - St. Joseph and Holy Cross Cemetery - Site #4 ..............................................................78 Photograph 24 - Dillman and Hoeltke Greenhouses at 3506 Bluff Road - Site #11 ..........................................78 CONCORD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MAP 1 - MARION COUNTY, INDIANA 465 31 69 86TH ST MICHIGAN 82ND ST 65 MERIDIAN ST MERIDIAN 71ST ST Pike Township RD Washington Township37 Lawrence Township 67 KESSLER BLVD E DR LAFAYETTE 56TH ST PIKE 56TH ST AVE PENDLETON RD RD ST BLVD N DR N BLVD 38TH ST 38TH CRAW 74 VE FORDSVILLE A 465 30TH ST 30TH ST KESSLER 136 RD MASSACHUSETTS SHADELAND 70 16TH ST 16TH ST 465 ST 10TH ST ST 10TH Department of Metropolitan Development 40 ST Division of Planning Wayne Township Center Township WASHINGTON Warren Township AVE May 17, 2000 ROCKVILLE RD RURAL ENGLISH AVE 36 OLIVER AVE ST ST The preparation of this map was financed in VE ST A PROSPECT SOUTHEASTERN PO MORRIS ST part by a Community Development Block Grant BROOKVILLE ST BELMONT TE RIVER ST RD A 40 RUN T S RAYMOND WEST ST EXPWY 52 RT ITE WASHINGTON AIRPO H ST W PLEASANT VE A AVE CONCORD AVE TROY Y C K A AVE ST ST R RD C RD U S T O N N KE SHELBY AVE HANNA 74 RD AVE 70 HARDING RD MADISON THOMPSON AVE 465 S H E LB Y KEYSTONE V BLUFF EAST MERIDIAN ILLE N Decatur Township Perry Township Franklin Township 65 ERSO EM RD 67 SOUTHPORT 31 FRANKLIN 37 RD RD STOP 11 AVE 135 Concord Community Plan Adopted May 17, 2000 SUMMARY This survey was undertaken in an effort to examine perceptions of various community issues such as parks and recreation, pollution, appearance of neighborhood, the The Concord Community Plan is an inventory of and plan school system, affordable housing, child care, youth, social for the area covered by the Concord Community services, job training, health care, senior citizens, public Development Corporation. The boundaries of the Concord transportation, infrastructure, business and local neighborhood run along Washington Street on the north, economy, and crime and safety. Various community head south along Pennsylvania Street to Madison Avenue strengths were also examined in a similar manner (see then continue heading south to Raymond Street. Heading Assets and Liabilities for more information on the survey). east along Raymond Street, the boundaries head southeast along I-65 to Hanna Avenue. Heading west along Hanna After completion of the community strengths and needs Avenue, the White River forms the western boundary of assessment, a working group was formed to discuss and the neighborhood (see Map 2 - Concord Neighborhood). plan for the future of the neighborhood (see Credits). These people comprised of 15 neighborhood associations, The Concord Community Plan is an update to a area residents, government agencies, nonprofit neighborhood plan completed in 1974. The 1974 plan organizations, members of the business community, and covered a smaller area by forming a southern boundary churches. along Raymond Street. The Concord Community Plan adopted in 2000 also amends a segment of the Indianapolis Regional Center Plan 1990- 2010 and amends a segment of the comprehensive or master