Skiles Test Nature Park
Skiles Test Nature Park, sometimes called Skiles Test Nature Area is a nature park on the northeast side of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.[1] It is in the northern trailhead of the Fall Creek Parkway and loved by hikers, bikers and nature enthusiasts. The land, originally owned by millionaire Skiles Test, was willed to Indianapolis after his death.[2] His house is supposedly a haunted house known as the House of Blue Lights.[3]
Skiles Test, a local business man, lived on the property from 1913 to 1964. The property once had a miniature railway and a pool with bathhouses, elevators, and high dives.[4]
In 2010 Big Car organized series of site specific art installations in the park including works by Cindy Hinant, Nathan Monk, and Lukas Schooler.[5]
Skiles Test Nature Park has a documented history as a gay cruising site,[6] but a crackdown and several arrests in the early 2000s led to a decline in it being used for this purpose.[7]
See also
Further reading
- Kobrowski, Nicole Encyclopedia of Haunted Indiana 2008. ISBN 978-0-9774130-2-7
References
- ^ "Natural Resource Areas". Indy Parks. 18 February 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "In the Park: Skiles Test Nature Park - Historic Indianapolis | All Things Indianapolis History". Historic Indianapolis | All Things Indianapolis History. 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ Hamlett, Ryan (29 October 2013). "The House of Blue Lights - Historic Indianapolis | All Things Indianapolis History". Historic Indianapolis | All Things Indianapolis History. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Skiles Test Park". Center for Earth and Environmental Science. Purdue University. 14 March 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Becker, Gretchen (October 21, 2010). "Test Fest challenged artists to scour Skiles Test Nature Park for materials, create a masterpiece". Indianapolis Star.
- ^ Undercover police sting aims at 'cruising' for sexual episodes in Indy parks. Retrieved 2024-04-12 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Skiles Test Nature Park, Gay Indianapolis Cruising Areas". www.cruisinggays.com. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
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