So begins my cross Indianapolis walk (from beltway to beltway), in a strip mall with lots going on 
Metaphor alert!
Ps; once again, Indianapolis is another reminder just how diverse, most of “ fly over America” is
Ps; once again, Indianapolis is another reminder just how diverse, most of “ fly over America” is
Just next to the Family Development Services is the check cashing place. Great
A+ name
Them damn midwesterners and their, uh, array of stores catering to the lived reality of large & diverse resident immigrant groups
Indianapolis has a Limelight nightclub also. Just like NYC. Take that urban elites!
No credit needed
Feels like this style brick wall used to be everywhere at one point 80s?).
American cities are far more diverse than most know, but I still wasn’t expecting to find these in an Indianapolis strip mall
Ps; the huge strip mall just across the busy road has even more stores for an Arabic speaking population
Ps; the huge strip mall just across the busy road has even more stores for an Arabic speaking population
Found a sweet smal breakfast place the locals just love
There is a lot of hurt in this country
I like fish!
Feels like the cart collecting crew did their bests, then just eventually gave up
Scooter Parking Only
Right next door to Fat Cat Bar
Yes there is a strip mall bar called Sakitumi, yes it is already open, & no I won’t go in. Yet
Really sweet neighborhood of smaller well kept homes
Just me being artsy
Across the street from each other
Metaphor alert!
In middle class African American neighborhood. Reminder (to mostly my conservative friends) just how important religion is in these communities
this cart has a face. You can’t tell me otherwise
These two buildings are straight out of Hospital central casting.
Christo lives on!
Wait. Indianapolis has/had a monorail??!!!!
What in gods name
Guess the canal makes up for this
This is an absolute hot mess
This can’t be right. And you call yourself the heart of America?
Last tweets hard on downtown Indy. But, architecture aside, it has a very nice, friendly, & spacious vibe. And this park is nice.
This kinda came out of nowhere
Ps: for those asking, I do talk to lots of people on my walks, but don’t include them In these live tweets, because not really fair to them given this is mostly silly off the cuff stuff.
Include the talks (in some form) in my longer pieces
Include the talks (in some form) in my longer pieces
Don’t wanna be that guy all the time, but it is amazing how colorful & cool things are if stop and look
Including old Vern’s
Both wanna and don’t wanna know what’s going on here
Give this pole a rest!
Driver, who stops to let me cross (a real rarity), yelling out window after I gave him a thumbs up — “Oh, I am an asshole, but I try to be a considerate asshole”
Metaphor alert!
Neighborhood just dramatically changed. Amazing how quickly & often that happens (not only in Indianapolis)
Three miles of a street pocketed with all the usual signs of addiction & desperation, of people tweaking on sidewalks, then boom, artisanal brewing companies
There are some pics I can’t pass up, even if they don’t say anything
It was a brutal sidewalk free car intense last mile, but there it is. My goal. Done. Across Indianapolis From beltway to beltway. 19 miles all told.
Thanks for all the kind words. Going to go have a beer.
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