Woodruff Place Flea Market and Woodruff Place Neighborhood

Not only yard sale items but architectural items like doors and mantles are often found at the market

Every year the Woodruff Place Neighborhood in Indianapolis hosts the annual Woodruff Flea Market. I must admit I've been too busy to attend  for the last few years but we took a rare day off Sunday to enjoy this great event and walk the neighborhood.

Years ago an overgrown lot by what was once a run down house. Today a one of the nicest gardens in the city and the house beside it restored to elegance.

Woodruff Place was originally built as a planned "suburb' although today most would consider Woodruff 'downtown' The area suffered after WW2 when most of its grand mansions were converted to apartments, Today Woodruff Place has made a tremendous comeback and is  one of Indianapolis's latest Historic Districts.

There was a time when few could conceive of its turnaround but the facts are there all it took were dedicated Preservationist who could see the "value' in an old tired neighborhood.

One of the many stunning restorations

Hard to believe you are just a few minutes to the center of the city.

Probably won't be long before this huge shingled mansion will be restored to its former glory

Cincinnati could learn a few things from Indianapolis.

Indianapolis: Woodruff Place Flea market this weekend

80 acres of bargains, entertainment, and food from 8-5 PM on Saturday and 10-5 PM on Sunday! Woodruff Place is one of Indianapolis' most distinctive neighborhoods with its collection of fountains, statues, urns all situated in the public esplanades that divide our three main streets. The flea market is one of the many activities the neighborhood organizes throughout the year.

The participating vendor donates 10% of proceeds to the Woodruff Place Civic League for restoration of fountains, urns, statuaries, and to maintain public grounds of WP.
Woodruff Place is located between 10th and Michigan Streets just east of Arsenal Tech High School (roughly 1800 E. Michigan