Downtown On the Canal
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: (317) 822-0840
Fax: (317) 822-0848
Editorial Description for Downtown On the Canal
Within a state park at the city's epicenter, inline skaters, romancing couples and dog walkers escape their urban blues.
User Reviews for Downtown On the Canal
05/15/2005 Posted by nicmart
This is a classic example of urban planning. Aside from the mostly silent people doing the ambulating, the place is lifeless. No cozy cafes, no taco stands, no curiosity shops. Since you look mostly at blank buildings as you stroll, the canal might just as well have been built in a penitentiary. The nearby White River slices through Indianapolis, and it is barren of waterside restaurants or virtually anything else of interest. Planning and zoning in American cities have replaced spontaneity with sterile habitats that value order over life. Americans hate surprises.
Pros: Walking place
Cons: Planned dullness
01/29/2004 Posted by bbodenha
The first place I took my wife on our first date was the Canal. From that day on we hardly spent any time apart. I really think it set the tone for our romantic evening. A great place to impress a date, not to mention first kisses.
Pros: Scenery, Quiet, Murals
Cons: , needs restaurants
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