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Ingleside is a neighborhood in Holyoke, Massachusetts located to the south of the city center, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from downtown. The neighborhood features access to the Connecticut River through the Sue Ellen Panitch River Center, the Holyoke Mall, the Nuestras Raices farm, the Sisters of Providence of Holyoke, the Providence Behavioral Health Hospital, and several recreational and historical venues.

History
Prior to the annexation of Holyoke from West Springfield in 1850, Ingleside was the site of a ferry known as the Jones' ferry, its name endures today as its landing sites are known as Jones Ferry Road on both the Holyoke and Chicopee sides of the Connecticut River.

The word ingle, stemming from a Gaelic word for fire, may have been chosen for lime kilns which were once in the vicinity in its time as a part of West Springfield. The origin of the name Ingleside itself seems to stem from the eponymous Ingleside Hotel, a large complex constructed by one Jones S. Davis, a key figure in the creation of the city's Lyman Mills, which are now known as Open Square.

Completed in 1868, the hotel cost Mr. Davis a total of $162,000 (approximated $3.6 million in 2016 US Dollars), but following the Panic of 1873 was sold at auction to one N.S. Chandler "for a little less than $30,000". The hotel, which featured a farm, telegram station, gasworks, and railway stop, was short-lived however, and closed in the winter of 1874 due to low attendance in the midst of an economic depression. The hotel was razed by fire on July 25, 1875, with some indication that the blaze "was the work of an incendiary". Though it stood on the shores of the Connecticut for less than a decade, the name persists.

In 1873 the former site of the hotel became home to the of the Sisters of Providence of Holyoke, who still maintain a presence there today. With the high population of immigrant workers working in poverty during the late 19th century, the Sisters opened a general hospital under their 1892 charter; today the Providence Hospital provides psychiatric therapy and substance abuse treatment. The

Geography
The contemporary boundaries of Ingleside are defined by Rt 91 to its west -RR tracks to its north west, Springdale park to its northeast, the connecticut to its east, West. Springfield to its south.

Geology
Ingleside's western boundaries contain primarily sand and gravel deposits created by aeolian processes, creating an abundance of gravelly silty loam. In contrast the easterly portion of the neighborhood, which is adjacent to the Connecticut River, is comprised of floodplain alluvium. The boundary of Ingleside which borders the river contains FEMA regulated floodways which are part of a 100-year floodplain, defined by the agency as areas with a 1% chance of flooding per annum.

Streets and highways
Ingleside is directly accessible from U.S. Interstate 91 via Exit 15, Lower Westfield Rd./Ingleside. U.S. Route 5 traverses the neighborhood from north to south, with direct access to I-91 via exit 14, and the Massachusetts Turnpike I-90 via exit 4 at Holyoke's border with West Springfield. To its north Route 5 splits from Main Street, which continues northeasterly toward Springdale.

Several bus routes serve Ingleside, including PVTA R29 at Providence Hospital, P20 at the Holyoke Crossing shopping center, and these routes along with the P20 Express and R41 serving the Holyoke Mall. Peter Pan Buslines also serves the Holyoke Mall stop with connections to points north and Springfield Union Station.

Rail
Ingleside was originally a stop on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad but is no longer serviced by passenger rail service. A freight railway defines the northwest of the neighborhood and is presently a rail connection for the Pioneer Valley Railroad, which services rails between Westfield, Southampton, and the factory-access railways in Holyoke's canal district.

Boat
Public boat access on the Connecticut River is available for small craft from the Sue Ellen Panitch River Center on Jones Ferry Road. While portage is required for all points north of the Hadley Falls Hydroelectric Dam or south of the dam in Enfield, Connecticut, the river can be navigated largely uninterrupted between these two points.

Recreation
In addition to the boat launch at the Panitch River Center, Ingleside is also home to the Land of Providence Reservation. The 25 acres of open-space was formerly owned by the Sisters of Providence who donated the land in 2009 to the The Trustees. Today the park is home to a walking trail, several scenic outlooks over the Connecticut River and fields tended by Nuestras Raices, an urban agriculture advocacy group operating out of Holyoke.

Ingleside Playground, located at the site of the former Ingleside School functions as a commons space for the neighborhood, located between Main and Arthur Street. Several basketball courts, a football field, and baseball diamond can be found at the Dean Technical High School on Main Street.

Government
The neighborhood lies in the 2nd and 5th Wards of the City of Holyoke, which are locally represented by Councilman Nelson Roman and Councilwoman Linda Vacon respectively, as well as members elected-at-large including Councilman Daniel Bresnahan, Councilman Howard B. Greaney, Councilman Michael J. Sullivan, Councilman James M. Leahy, Councilwoman Rebecca Lisi, Councilman Diosdado Lopez, Councilman Joseph M. McGiverin, and Councilman Peter R. Tallman.

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