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Rosegate AVAILABLE NOW! 7525 Rosegate Dr. • Indianapolis, IN 46237 • (317) 480-4447 • ASCSeniorCare.com 2 Week of May 26 – June 1, 2016 • ss-times.com COMMUNITY The Southside Times Sylvia Likens revisited HAUNTS & JAUNTS By Rick Hinton The Sylvia Likens murder haunts me. It has for years. The 1965 carnage of a young girl in the inner city of India- napolis continues to swirl in this writer's brain as to how something like this could Sylvia Likens ever happen. In today's times it appears to happen more often. We have The scene of the crime-3850 East New York Street- become a savage society, watching the news shortly before it was bulldozed to the ground. and then returning back about our lives. Yet, 51 years later, her story continues to have an impact. These things didn't happen back then! Yet they did, hidden in a cloak of si- lence and swept under the rug. RUN. WALK. GIVE. Sylvia's parents (with a tumultuous rela- tionship all their own) were carnival work- FOR A BETTER YOU. FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY. ers traveling the circuit. Arrangements were made to board their two girls, Sylvia and Jen- ny, with Gertrude Baniszewski and her herd of children in the neighborhood surround- Saturday, June 11, 2016 ing 3850 E. New York St. It was the summer A new look to New York Street and an end to a and fall months of 1965. Downtown India- memory. Above photos by Rick Hinton 5k at 8:00 a.m. • 1 Mile at 8:45 a.m. napolis was visible just to the west as this purported time of innocence played out. The Baxter YMCA/Carriage Estates lyrics of Diana Ross & the Supremes' Stop in the Name of Love lazily rolled out of the 7900 S. Shelby Street opened windows of vehicles, on their way to whatever was happening in 1965, passing Indianapolis, IN 46227 the large white double without as much as a sideways glance. Who could have known Join us for the inaugural Aloha Family Fun Run and give back! what was happening inside? And... the Mis- All proceeds benefit Baxter YMCA Annual Campaign, allowing ter Softee melody reverberated across the narrow confines of Denny Street, just off of local families, children, and individuals to participate in YMCA Paula Baniszewski Photo Public Domain New York, as the lumbering blue and white programs regardless of ability to pay. Participants and their ice cream truck made its daily rounds, keep- Does a now empty lot bring recognition to families are invited to spend the day at our outdoor pool ing the kids of the inner city happy. an injustice done so many years ago? The The large home became a sanctuary at years have moved on since the demolition beginning at 10 am. Food trucks and other family friendly- first, but evolved into a prison for Sylvia and of the home in April of 2009—43 years after activities will also take place following the one mile event. Jenny as the warm summer months eased one of the most horrific crimes rocked the into fall. A house does not necessarily define Circle City—effectively silencing the city's a person's life, but, can it define their death? painful reminder of abuse and the destruc- tion of a 16 year old girl. Many felt that the Cost to Participate house stood far too long. The neighborhood has forgotten its infamous former resident, Arts and Crafts Fair appearing briefly for a speck of time and $20 for the 5k • $10 for the 1 Mile then gone. Saturday June 4th The author was an inner city kid and grew 5 & under are FREE 11 a.m.-5 p.m. up in the same time stamp as Sylvia, sepa- rated by just a few miles. Little has changed *T-shirts are guaranteed to anyone who registers by May 30. First Christian Church on this stretch of New York Street since that of Beech Grove time. Was the house haunted? Adult and youth sizes are available! Yes, it was... 75 N. 10th Ave Rick Hinton, a Southport resident, REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! loves researching things that go bump • crafts for sale in the night. His articles can be read on Facebook: Rick Hinton, Southport www.GetMeRegistered.com/BaxterYMCA • demonstrations Paranormal Examiner. Hinton conducts paranormal investigations with his • make your own craft! team, South Central Paranormal. The Southside Times COMMUNITY ss-times.com • Week of May 26 – June 1, 2016 3 Contact the Editor Have any news tips? Want THIS to submit a calendar event? on the Have a photograph to share? WEEK Call Nicole Davis at 300-8782 WEB or email her at ndavis@ss- times.com. Remember, our news deadlines are several days prior to print. Johnson County unites in initiative to lose weight Johnson Memorial Health Weight Loss and Wellness Center announced a new community-wide contest. Johnson Want to Advertise? Memorial Health Weight Loss and Wellness Center $10,000 Team Challenge encourages participants to lose weight The Southside Times reach- with winning big money prizes, fitness challenges, and weekly nutrition and fitness tips along the way. 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