These images and this album are being added in light of the removal (unsure whether temporary or permanent), in fall 2008, of the James Garfield statue in front of the Burrello Family Center in Garfield Park.

You've read about it in the Garfield Gazette; here now are some pictures of the new footbridge over Bean Creek in Garfield Park, connecting the Sunken Garden with the MacAllister Center. The opening on Sept. 23, 2008, returned a creek passage that had been absent for 15 years when the original, historic bridge was dismantled due to structural damage and decay. Friends of Garfield Park led the "Bricks for the Bridge" campaign to help raise money to finance the $120,000 span. As the Gazette reported, funds also were leveraged from the Efroymson Fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, Indy Parks and the Marie Schoch Memorial Fund.

Several tornadoes pounded Indiana on Sunday evening, May 30, 2004, the day before Memorial Day. One, and possibly two, of those ripped through the Southside of Indianapolis, affecting the very southeastern tip of the Garfield Park-South neighborhood. Businesses on Shelby Street damaged or destroyed included Church's Chicken, Maria's Pizza and Dant Insurance, all on the west side of Shelby between Albany Street and Troy Avenue. Much of the 1000 block of Albany Street was affected. A tree in the middle of the block was uprooted, and other tree debris strewn about. Areas just outside the neighborhood boundaries also were affected. Stapert Tool and Machine Co., 2958 Carson Ave., across from Good Shepherd Catholic Church, was a total loss. A small used-car and auto repair business just south of Stapert's, at the southwest corner of Carson and Troy, lost the roof of its garage. At the southwest corner of Troy and Shelby, the twister punched huge holes into several buildings on the grounds of Gate City Steel, 3000 Shelby St. Jerry Becher, inside sales and purchasing manager for Gate City's products division, said the firm uses the largest facility for its steel fabrication operation. Stretches of Hanna Avenue in Perry Township and Cardwell's Do It Best Home Center at 3205 Madison Ave. were hit hard. Jeff Cardwell was forced to close his store and rebuild. A Southside nursing home, Friendship Healthcare, 2630 S. Keystone Ave., and nearby Sarah Shank Golf Course also sustained damage. Images in this photo album were taken the morning after, May 31, 2004. The photographs were taken on film, with prints then scanned into digital images.

The leaves are falling, the colors are in their prime but fading fast. Still vibrant to the autumn season are the variety of Hallween decorations people have designed for their homes and yards, leading up to the annual Oct. 31 trick-or-treating outing for children and their parents. This photo album attempts to represent a bit of the creativity among our neighbors and friends -- and with one of the photographs. See if you can tell which one.