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Dawson Lake
Dawson Lake was the site of a gravel pit. In the mid-1990s houses were built around the lake and called Oxbow.

Early days at Oxbow on Dawson Lake
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1938 Marion County lakes listing
Could Blue Water Lake be Dawson Lake?
1938 Marion County lakes listing

Aerials courtesy of MapIndy
Click on one, then use the arrows to go forward and backward in time. See Dawson Lake grow. See Glendale Mall built, then lose its middle. See BRHS grow. See The Reserve be built. See Fresh Thyme Farmers Market and the parking garage go up. See Park Tudor replace the Lilly Apple Orchard.
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1937
1937
1937
1941
1941-64th Street White River bridge still there
1941
1956
1956
1956
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1962
1962-Glendale Mall and canal parking deck appear
1962
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1966
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1972
1972-Orchard gone / Park Tudor expands / College straightened
1972
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1978
1978-Westfield Blvd straightened and new bridge
1978
1979
1979-Kroger 65th and Keystone appears
1979
1986
1986-BR Park pool gone
1986
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1990
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1993
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1995
1995-New building for Indpls Art Center
1995
1997
1997-Houses pop up at Oxbow
1997
1999
1999-Canal parking deck half gone
1999
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2000
2000-Lowes replaces Glendale Cinema
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2002
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2003
2003-The Reserve construction begins
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2005
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2007
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2008-Glendale Mall torn down
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2009
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2010
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2012
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2013
2013-BR Parking garage appears
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2016
2016-The Coil/Fresh Thyme appears
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