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Date Posted: 17:35:05 05/04/10 Tue
Author: Sarah
Subject: Westlake

Did you ever go to Westlake to play miniature golf, swim or dance in the open air? If you would like to attend a reunion...or just take a walk down memory lane....check this out.

http://www.snlindy.com/

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[> Re: Westlake -- Randall K. (Randy) Wilson '70, 22:01:11 05/05/10 Wed

Why would an Eastsider go all the way to Westlake when you could go to Willard Park pool for free? The deep end was a dangerous 6 foot 6 inches.

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[> [> Re: Westlake -- Sam McElwee, 08:30:56 05/07/10 Fri

I remember going to several dances at Westlake. The telephone company had their company dances there and I dated a girl who worked for the phone company. At that time people could smoke in the dance hall. When the smoke got so thick you could'nt breath, they would role back the roof to let the smoke escape. Is Westlake still in business or has it long since closed?

Randy, you're right about the Willard Park Pool. We had a whole 6 feet of water and that was if the water level was high. The biggest danger you had was hitting your head on the bottom when you dove in. At one time, they held beauty contests where the girls would walk out and back on the diving board. I never saw a girl fall in the water but there were many times when one would come close. Old Willard Park is nothing today like it once was when we lived in the neighborhood.

Best wishes to all, keep in touch.

Sam

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[> [> [> Re: Westlake -- Sarah, 16:28:40 06/11/10 Fri

You are lucky...at Christian Park which is the one closest to where I grew up...only had a sprinkler pool, thus our trips to Ellenberger, Willard, Brookside, Longacre, Westlake....I think that about covers it.

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[> [> [> Re: Westlake -- Sarah, 16:32:33 06/11/10 Fri

West lake park is now a large appartment complex. The lake is still there I think, but the dance paladium, swimming pool and drive in theatre are all gone now.

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[> Re: Westlake -- Donna Ray '51, 08:46:43 05/08/10 Sat

I think that boyfriend of mine (56 yrs a husband now) once took me to Westlake, and I think I have pictures of it. I know I have one of my sister-in-law and friends there. Wish I knew how to put them on Message Board. What was the name of the other swimming place like Westlake?

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[> [> Re: Westlake -- Randall K. (Randy) Wilson '70, 17:33:43 05/08/10 Sat

Donna, are you referring to "Long Acre" on the far southside of Indianapolis?

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[> Re: Westlake -- Donna Ray '51, 07:12:46 05/10/10 Mon

Yes, Randy, I think that's the one I mean.

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[> [> Re: Westlake -- Sam McElwee, 08:04:42 05/11/10 Tue

I remember going to Long Acre mny times up until about 1969. What became of Long Acre? After moving to Arizon, in 1973, I pretty much lost track of many of the popular places we knew.

Sam

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[> [> [> Re: Westlake -- Sarah, 16:30:48 06/11/10 Fri

Long acre was sold to a New York firm, after which it was no longer the same. The increased the size of the trailer park, took out the big pool and put in a small one to accomodate the trailer park and the rest is a sad history.

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[> Re: Westlake -- Donna Ray '51, 00:29:16 06/12/10 Sat

I wonder if you call what's happened to Westlake and Long
Acre "improvements?" Not in my book! And Riverside? What is it now?

I was at Coney Island recently, and how I wished that all those great rides and entertainments were still there. I did eat one of "Nathan's" hotdogs.

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