In the early 1900s, a bear pit went up at Riverside Park. It brought joy to eager residents for years, and also rambunctious behavior by onlookers.
century, Indianapolis residents had an appetite to see bears at Riverside Park.
The following year, the Indianapolis News reported black bears Dick and Grace occupied the pit, both arriving from Arcadia. Dick, who eventually grew to weigh 800 pounds, traveled considerably in his past before being placed in the pit. He and his previous owner made a brief career of performing dances in the streets, before his owner ended their partnership. As for Grace, not much was known about her past or weight.
Four years after the bears moved into Riverside, park board officials were forced to raise the pit’s fence due to schoolchildren trying to reach their arms through the fence to pet the bears or throw stones at them. Instead of receiving a friendly pet, Dick bit into the young man’s arm and “forcefully lacerated” his muscles, the story said.
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