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Indy Parks and Recreation is celebrating the latest upgrade to Frederick Douglass Park, 1616 E. 25th St., with a little help from the Indiana Pacers. 

The Pacers Foundation paid to paint the basketball courts and add new hoops and benches. A ribbon cutting and celebration is planned for 2:30-5 p.m Oct.16. 

The celebration will include appearances from the full Indiana Pacers roster, Pacemates and team mascot Boomer. There will also be live music, games and giveaways.

In June, Frederick Douglass Park also opened a $23-million renovated family center and upgraded playground. 

Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @HelloImDarian.

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See Douglass Park’s new basketball court and meet the Pacers

by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy
October 15, 2024

<h1>See Douglass Park’s new basketball court and meet the Pacers</h1> <p class="byline">by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy <br />October 15, 2024</p> <p>Indy Parks and Recreation is celebrating the latest upgrade to <a href="https://parks.indy.gov/parks/frederick-douglass-park/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frederick Douglass Park</a>, 1616 E. 25th St., with a little help from the Indiana Pacers.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Pacers Foundation paid to paint the basketball courts and add new hoops and benches. A ribbon cutting and celebration is planned for 2:30-5 p.m Oct.16.&nbsp;</p> <p>The celebration will include appearances from the full Indiana Pacers roster, Pacemates and team mascot Boomer. There will also be live music, games and giveaways.</p> <p>In June, Frederick Douglass Park also opened a $23-million <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/wishtv-renovated-family-center-reopens-in-indianapolis-park/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">renovated family center</a> and upgraded playground.&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X </em><a href="https://twitter.com/HelloImDarian" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@HelloImDarian</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/frederick-douglass-indy-parks-indianapolis-pacers-martindale-brightwood/&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=37780&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/frederick-douglass-indy-parks-indianapolis-pacers-martindale-brightwood/&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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