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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1925
Page
6
Beech Grove, affluent and close to Indianapolis, forms the Beech Grove Civic Association to lure industry, build a new town hall and park, and promote the suburb as a refined residential community. The group cites paved streets, schools, churches, and utilities as advantages while seeking to attract factories and broader development to the town.
Beech Grove expects a new construction surge nationwide, arguing the next boom will hit locally. Two Sherman Dr and Troy Ave parcels bought three years ago for 1000 dollars now value 3500 dollars, though the owner refused that offer. Most Beech Grove lots remain for sale as developers eye growth.
Beech Grove spans Perry Venter Warren and Franklin townships with Perry containing most of the projects. Perry currently paves a road through its limits from Churchman Rd east along Southern Ave to Thirteenth St then to Churchman Ave and southeast on Churchman. The $80,000 project runs a little over two miles amid a broader network of paved roads in and around Beech Grove, with the town having asphalted many streets itself.
Beech Grove, an incorporated town of 3600 residents, was founded in 1907 by the Big Four Railroad central repair shops near Indianapolis. The town grew beside the city limits, now within five blocks of Indianapolis, with three wards and a three member town board. It has a three member school board, a post office, and 25 miles of paved streets. The Beech Grove Improvement Company organized incorporation, and John Wocher and his brother William were early firm organizers.
Citizens who sought to buy plots from an Indianapolis dealer were discouraged by local officials and settlers. The movement aimed to protect land sales and maintain orderly development as the old settlers explained the town’s housing plan and limits on new buyers.
Beech Grove’s three member school board appointed by the town board oversees about 600 pupils with a high school class of forty graduates. The district includes a grade school, high school, and gymnasium built last year costing around 60000 dollars. Board member disputes arise as A J Ebling refuses appointment and Chairman Ticen seeks a capable fighter for the vacant seat.
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