Skiles Test Nature Park Explained
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.
Notes and References
- Web site: Natural Resource Areas . https://web.archive.org/web/20100218141548/http://www.indy.gov/eGov/City/DPR/Parks/Pages/nature.aspx . dead . 18 February 2010 . Indy Parks . 8 August 2018 . 18 February 2010.
- News: In the Park: Skiles Test Nature Park - Historic Indianapolis All Things Indianapolis History. 2014-11-15. Historic Indianapolis All Things Indianapolis History. 2018-10-12. en-US.
- Web site: Hamlett . Ryan . The House of Blue Lights - Historic Indianapolis All Things Indianapolis History . Historic Indianapolis All Things Indianapolis History . 8 August 2018 . 29 October 2013.
- Web site: Skiles Test Park . https://web.archive.org/web/20090314120050/http://www.cees.iupui.edu/service_learning/All_Projects/Skiles_Test.htm . dead . 14 March 2009 . Center for Earth and Environmental Science . Purdue University . 8 August 2018 . 14 March 2009.
- News: Becker. Gretchen. Test Fest challenged artists to scour Skiles Test Nature Park for materials, create a masterpiece. Indianapolis Star. October 21, 2010.
- Undercover police sting aims at 'cruising' for sexual episodes in Indy parks . en . 2024-04-12 . www.youtube.com.
- Web site: Skiles Test Nature Park, Gay Indianapolis Cruising Areas . 2024-04-12 . www.cruisinggays.com.