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Right in my Own Backyard - Give Coloring a Try - by Brandt Carter
posted: Sept. 18, 2015

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Give Coloring a Try

Coloring is not just for kids these days. Adults are getting into choosing eye-popping color schemes, working to stay within the lines, and letting minds wander to new places. Coloring images is one of the latest past times that grown-ups are finding fun and rewarding.
Like younger counterparts, you can pick up crayons or colored pencils anytime. There is little set up, no machinery, no batteries, no mess, no cutting yourself, and hours of relaxing enjoyment. Adult coloring books are becoming readily available too.
So to get with this revival of coloring, I offer you the iconic mural from the Broad Ripple Post Office. Painted in 1942 by Alan Tompkins, give coloring this scene a try.

Right in my Own Backyard - Give Coloring a Try - by Brandt Carter

Here's a bit of history to go along with your project. The United States Post Office Department established our post office in 1850 and appointed Willima Ead the first postmaster. The location of this post office was quite controversial. Separated by the canal, the communities of Wellington on the south and Broad Ripple on the north each wanted the post office. Finally in 1884, the federal government settled the dispute, locating it in Wellington, but Broad Ripple was the name awarded to the post office. Because of this decision, the rival communities merged and incorporated as Broad Ripple.
Another huge rivalry was between Indianapolis and Broad Ripple. Could the city annex the community? Indianapolis won, and on June 20, 1922, Indianapolis officially annexed Broad Ripple. Between 1922 and 1959 Broad Ripple grew because of city services from Indianapolis. Our post office was built in 1940. Other additions established in this era: a public library in 1930, School #80 in 1930, and the Vogue Theater in 1938. City directories of the period showed 100 businesses present in 1930 and 252 in 1951.
Happy coloring. Check out your rendering after you are done by visiting the post office to compare your artwork. If you would like a larger copy of this drawing, stop by Backyard Birds during this issue. We will have them on the counter.



Brandt Carter, artist, herbalist, and naturalist, owns Backyard Birds at 2374 E. 54th Street. Visit her web site www.feedbackyardbirds.com. Email your bird questions to Brandt@BroadRippleGazette.com




brandt@broadripplegazette.com
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