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.
A classic car parked in a driveway in front of a house in Bean Creek. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
A fall lawn decoration in the yard of a house in Bean Creek. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
A view of a row of houses in Bean Creek on Oct. 23, 2025, on the south side of Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror IndyA & A Market employees Simi Sharma (left) and Christina Bandy. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
Harry, an employee of A & A Market. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
An ice cream sign at A & A Market on Oct. 23, 2025, in Bean Creek. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
A basketball court and fall trees at IPS Eleanor Skillen School 34 on Oct. 23, 2025, in Bean Creek. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
A view of the entrance of IPS Eleanor Skillen School 34 on Oct. 23, 2025, in Bean Creek. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
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. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
A view of St. Andrew Methodist Church on Oct. 23, 2025, on the south side of Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
A Bean Creek sign and a memorial on Oct. 23, 2025. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
A view of Bean Creek and a willow tree Oct. 23, 2025. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
Part of the Ten Commandments etched in wood planks on a storage barn on the grounds of Garfield Christian Church in Bean Creek. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
A view of Villa Baptist Church in Bean Creek on Oct. 23, 2025, on the south side of Indianapolis. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
The front entrance of Central Christian Academy in Bean Creek. Credit: Ted Somerville for Mirror Indy
