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Mirror Indy recently profiled Bean Creek, a small south side neighborhood building a big legacy.

To paint a fuller picture, we sent photojournalist Ted Somerville to capture the neighborhood on a sunny fall day.

See his photos of cozy homes and churches, folks working at a locally owned market and beautiful trees.

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Photos: Take a fall walk through Bean Creek

by Ted Somerville, Mirror Indy
November 3, 2025

<h1>Photos: Take a fall walk through Bean Creek</h1> <p class="byline">by Ted Somerville, Mirror Indy <br />November 3, 2025</p> <p>Mirror Indy recently profiled <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/neighborhood-leader-bean-creek-southside/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bean Creek</a>, a small south side neighborhood building a big legacy.</p> <p>To paint a fuller picture, we sent photojournalist Ted Somerville to capture the neighborhood on a sunny fall day.</p> <p>See his photos of cozy homes and churches, folks working at a locally owned market and beautiful trees.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns alignwide"> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EXP-BEAN-CREEK-PHOTOS_TS013-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66173" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A classic car parked in a driveway in front of a house in Bean Creek.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EXP-BEAN-CREEK-PHOTOS_TS014-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66174" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A fall lawn decoration in the yard of a house in Bean Creek.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> </p></div> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EXP-BEAN-CREEK-PHOTOS_TS011-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66171" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A view of a row of houses in Bean Creek on Oct. 23, 2025, on the south side of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EXP-BEAN-CREEK-PHOTOS_TS009-1024x733.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66169" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A &amp; A Market employees Simi Sharma (left) and Christina Bandy.</figcaption></figure> <div class="wp-block-columns alignwide"> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EXP-BEAN-CREEK-PHOTOS_TS010-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66170" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Harry, an employee of A &amp; A Market.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EXP-BEAN-CREEK-PHOTOS_TS008-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66168" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">An ice cream sign at A &amp; A Market on Oct. 23, 2025, in Bean Creek.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> </p></div> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EXP-BEAN-CREEK-PHOTOS_TS017-1024x647.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66177" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A basketball court and fall trees at IPS Eleanor Skillen School 34 on Oct. 23, 2025, in Bean Creek.</figcaption></figure> <div class="wp-block-columns alignwide"> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EXP-BEAN-CREEK-PHOTOS_TS016-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66176" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A view of the entrance of IPS Eleanor Skillen School 34 on Oct. 23, 2025, in Bean Creek.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EXP-BEAN-CREEK-PHOTOS_TS015-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66175" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A sign for IPS Eleanor Skillen School 34 on Oct. 23, 2025, announces there is a food pantry at the school from 2:30-4 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. </figcaption></figure> </p></div> </p></div> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EXP-BEAN-CREEK-PHOTOS_TS001-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66161" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A view of St. Andrew Methodist Church on Oct. 23, 2025, on the south side of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <div class="wp-block-columns"> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EXP-BEAN-CREEK-PHOTOS_TS006-682x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66166" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A Bean Creek sign and a memorial on Oct. 23, 2025.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EXP-BEAN-CREEK-PHOTOS_TS007-682x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66167" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A view of Bean Creek and a willow tree Oct. 23, 2025.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> </p></div> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EXP-BEAN-CREEK-PHOTOS_TS004-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66164" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Part of the Ten Commandments etched in wood planks on a storage barn on the grounds of Garfield Christian Church in Bean Creek.</figcaption></figure> <div class="wp-block-columns alignwide"> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EXP-BEAN-CREEK-PHOTOS_TS003-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66163" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A view of Villa Baptist Church in Bean Creek on Oct. 23, 2025, on the south side of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/EXP-BEAN-CREEK-PHOTOS_TS002-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66162" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The front entrance of Central Christian Academy in Bean Creek.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-group has-light-gray-background-color has-background" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)"> </div> <p><em>Ted Somerville is a Mirror Indy freelance contributor. You can reach him at <a href="mailto:tedsomphoto@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">tedsomphoto@gmail.com</a>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/bean-creek-neighborhood-photos-2025/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=66222&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/bean-creek-neighborhood-photos-2025/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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