▁party ▁with ▁abandon . ▁Ar rest s ▁for ▁public ▁into xic ation , ▁dis order ly ▁conduct , ▁f ights , ▁and ▁drug ▁possession ▁were ▁frequent ▁and ▁common . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁that ▁eventually ▁became ▁the ▁S nake ▁Pit ▁took ▁shape ▁very ▁early ▁on , ▁prior ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁Speed way , ▁a ▁rail road ▁line ▁connected ▁Union ▁Station ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Indian apolis ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁track ▁and ▁beyond . ▁Many ▁fans ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁( and ▁through ▁ 1 9 6 3 ) ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁race ▁by ▁train . ▁A ▁train ▁dep ot ▁was ▁located ▁across ▁from ▁the ▁Speed way , ▁near ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁present ▁day ▁ 1 6 th ▁Street ▁and ▁Ge or get own ▁Road . ▁The ▁spect ators ▁dis emb ark ed ▁the ▁trains ▁and ▁pou red ▁directly ▁into ▁the ▁main ▁entrance , ▁strateg ically ▁placed ▁across ▁from ▁the ▁station ▁at ▁the ▁outside ▁of ▁turn ▁one . ▁F ans ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁grand stand ▁tick ets ▁gathered ▁in ▁the ▁in field , ▁particularly ▁the ▁turn ▁one ▁in field . ▁The ▁area ▁became ▁a ▁popular ▁place ▁for ▁pic nick ing ▁and ▁race ▁view ing . ▁S omet ime ▁in ▁the ▁mid / late - 1 9 5 0 s , ▁it ▁started ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁ra uc ous ▁reputation , ▁and ▁intens ified ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁It ▁reached ▁its ▁z en ith ▁of ▁popular ity ▁and ▁intensity ▁of ▁revel