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See a snapshot of the Far Eastside on a summer afternoon

by Ted Somerville, Mirror Indy
July 23, 2025

<h1>See a snapshot of the Far Eastside on a summer afternoon</h1> <p class="byline">by Ted Somerville, Mirror Indy <br />July 23, 2025</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Far-Eastside-Photos_TS003.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57473" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Server Amiya Puckett poses with plates of food at His Place Eatery, July 18, 2025, on the Far Eastside of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Far-Eastside-Photos_TS004-1024x691.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57474" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A view of the front exterior of His Place Eatery.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Far-Eastside-Photos_TS005-1024x700.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57475" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Server Koren Jennings serves a lunch meal to customer Joel Puckett (left) at His Place Eatery.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Far-Eastside-Photos_TS001.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57471" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A view of the Hindu Temple of Central Indiana from the Grassy Creek Park trail.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Far-Eastside-Photos_TS002.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57472" style="width:696px;height:auto" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Sri Nath Ji, a priest at the Hindu Temple of Central Indiana, poses for a portrait in front of the doors to the altar room.</figcaption></figure> <div class="wp-block-columns alignfull"> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Far-Eastside-Photos_TS006-704x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57476" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Jerrika (left) and Lula (right) hang out on the playground hill watching young family members play. The pair chose not to share their last names.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Far-Eastside-Photos_TS007-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57477" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Children Raelyn (center), Jonah (left) and Elli play on the Grassy Creek Park playground. The children’s guardian chose not to share their last names.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> </p></div> <figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Far-Eastside-Photos_TS008.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57478" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">P30 Co-Founder and Executive Director Tamise Cross (center), Business Manager Steve Coyle (left) and member Lawrence Hurse-Mays have a discussion in the game room of the coworking space July 18, 2025, on the Far Eastside of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Far-Eastside-Photos_TS009.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57479" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Francina Waller, events director at P30, poses for a portrait July 18, 2025, at the coworking space on the Far Eastside of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <div class="wp-block-columns alignwide"> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Far-Eastside-Photos_TS012-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57482" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Chuc Hoang prunes flowers in a planter on the grounds of An Lac Temple.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Far-Eastside-Photos_TS011-756x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57481" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Thien Huong poses for a portrait in a garden on the grounds of An Lac Temple.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> </p></div> <figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Far-Eastside-Photos_TS010.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57480" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A Buddhist prayer garden on the grounds of An Lac Temple is seen July 18, 2025, on the Far Eastside of Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <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> or follow him on <a href="http://instagram.com/tedsomerville">Instagram @tedsomerville</a>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/see-a-snapshot-of-the-far-eastside-on-a-summer-afternoon/&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=57470&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/see-a-snapshot-of-the-far-eastside-on-a-summer-afternoon/&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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