Downtown Venice

There are two places where I can pick up the second bus for work, 

one of them at the intersection of Indiana Avenue and Michigan Street. 

Here there is a bridge that crosses over the Central Canal. 

Apartments and condos have been built along the canal, many 

with restaurants and cafes at sidewalk level.

The site is a popular place for walkers and joggers as the route

follows the canal from a point about one half mile 

farther north from this location, progressing back towards town, 

then west, to the White River and the Promenade

behind the Indianapolis Zoo. 

In warmer weather, rowers using light shells, kayakers,

 and people using little pedal-powered paddle boats

can be seen on the canal. There is even a gondola available

for romantic trysts. On occasion, the canal 

will be used for the swimming portion of triathlons. 

A co-worker has told me that the canal, 

at four feet deep and little to no current, is relatively 

easy to navigate. However, the yellow caps

worn by competitors are green by the end of

their swim, due to the dyes and anti-fungal 

treatments used to maintain the canal.