Friendship Alley.
Columbus, Indiana.
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Memory Ann Forwalt. Hidden Alley, - Columbus, Indiana, 2016.
Watercolor, Acrylic, & Oil on Canvas.
37.5 cm x 75 cm (15 in x 30 in).
Hidden, there between two city store fronts one will find this intriguing little pathway. My favorite in those years, as I strolled to the post office to collect my daily mail. Famous, and titled Friendship Way, this is my favorite hidden alley. Thus this piece is entitled Hidden Alley, - Columbus, Indiana.
"The walls of the alley are uniformly painted a cream color. Garden beds of English ivy occasionally line the brick pathway, and two rectangular trellises stand halfway down against the northern wall. Two classic wooden benches rest against the northern wall, as well as two distinctive red streetlights.
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The walkway is lined with two colors of brick, with horizontal stripes of light red bricks interrupting repeating sections of dark red-purple bricks. Many of the dark-colored bricks have names carved into them. Two rectangular granite plaques are embedded in the footpath at the Washington Street entrance to Friendship Way. The larger granite plaque reads the following in English and Japanese: “The bricks that form this walkway are a gift of friendship from Mayor Michio Tsukamoto and the citizens of Miyoshi, Japan.” The smaller granite plaque reads: “Friendship Way, Dedicated August 5, 1998, by Mayor Michio Tsukamoto, Miyoshi, Japan, Mayor Fred Armstrong, Columbus, Indiana.” - Wikipedia"Friendship Way." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 30 June 2016.
"Friendship Way." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 30 June 2016.