Brookside Park is a 108-acre urban park in Indianapolis. It is located at 3501 Brookside Parkway North Drive on the near eastside of Indianapolis, just north of the Rural-Sherman neighborhood. The park straddles Pogue's Run, a tributary of the White River. There are plenty of outdoor activities with disc golf courses and an aquatic center.

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The East Side of Indianapolis offers a variety of unique residential areas, including the historic Woodruff Place and Irvington neighborhoods. The region is home to vibrant new nightlife and shopping in formerly industrial areas, as well as some of the city's most beloved outdoor spaces, including Ellenberger and Brookside Parks.

Aerial photo of Midland Arts & Antiques Market on the Near East Side of Indianapolis, showing Downtown Indianapolis in the background

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Exterior photo of Jockamo Pizza in Irvington on the East Side of Indianapolis, showing outdoor seating and signage

Irvington - Jockamo Pizza

Exterior photo of signage in Ellenberger Park in Irvington, on the East Side of Indianapolis.

Irvington - Ellenberger Park

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East Side Indianapolis - Steer-In

Exterior photo showing a colorful mural of flowers in Ellenberger Park in Irvington

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East Side Indy - Brookside Park

Aerial photo of Kan-Kan Cinema & Restaurant in the Near East Side of Indianapolis

Near East Side Indy - Kan-Kan Cinema & Restaurant

Interior view of the Smoking Goose on the East Side of Indianapolis, showing chalkboard of specials.

East Side Indy - Smoking Goose

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East Side Indy - Natural State Provisions

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East Side Indy - North Mass Boulder

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This three-screen arthouse cinema, film education complex, New American restaurant, and innovative cocktail bar will provide the people of Indianapolis with a local space to use film and food as tools for education, connection, and collaboration. 

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James Dant is a store with casual apparel, accessories, grooming products & other merchandise for men.

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Jockamo Upper Crust is a yummy Italian Pizza restaurant on the East side of Indy. 

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Ellenberger Park is located in Historical Irvington on the Eastside of Indianapolis. Master landscape architect and urban planner George Edward Kessler added a specific facet to Irvington with his construction of his boulevard along Pleasant Run and development of Ellenberger Park in the early 1900's. In 1930 a pool was opened on the site of Ellenberger Park's current swimming pool.

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Midland Arts & Antiques Mall is a large, multi-level warehouse stocked with furniture, housewares & collectibles from decades past.

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Beholder is a fine dining restaurant with an impeccable wine listing, tasting menus, with various entrees and sharables. 

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Smoking Goose sells slow cured and smoked meats, salumi, and sausages that they source from Indiana and neighboring state farms.

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Steer-In first opened in the 1950s as a Drive-in, and later became a beloved restaurant on the East Side of Indy. The restaurants serves all day breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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North Mass Boulder is a bouldering gym, yoga studio, and fitness studio. They also have weights, cross-training, instruction, food & drinks, co-working space and community.


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The goal is to create a vibrant, thriving, equitable neighborhood district in which creativity, arts, heritage and culture enrich the quality of life for existing Eastside residents and visitors.

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