Charley Creek Inn Wrought Iron Installation
Schlemmer Bros. were on site last week installing the wrought iron work for the Charley Creek Inn Courtyard (see right). I tweeted some pictures of the wrought iron under production at their shop here.
This is one of the final touches for the courtyard. It will be ready for use this Spring as a venue for weddings, concerts and other gatherings. Miami Street is also where Wabash holds their First Friday events, so the courtyard maybe come a central fixture in that.
Below are some detail pictures showing the railing on the wall and dais.
Wrought Iron installed on Dais at Charley Creek Inn Courtyard. An identifying logo will be installed in the center medallion soon.
Wrought iron installed on the north portion of the perimeter wall.
Charley Creek Inn Wrought Iron installed on the south perimeter wall. The iron is anchored to the brick and sits on the limestone.
Blast From the Past: Plymouth High School
I got called to the principal’s office at the Plymouth High School the other night and ran across this dedication plaque. This is a project that was completed by Easterday Construction before I was born! Actually, I think this is before Dad was back with the company. I don’t think he returned to work at Easterday Construction until 62 or 63. It’s always interesting to run across these things.
My great grandfather, Russell L. Easterday, would have still been alive and running the company at that time. As I understand the history, the office would have been at the current location on Slate Street in Culver. I would assume my great uncle Jack Easterday or possibly my grandfather, Bob Berger, would have been superintendent on the job. That’s just supposition though.
Bronze & Water
Primavera III, Plastik, Springbrunnen, Brunnen, Wasser, Skulptur aus Bronze, von Malgorzata Chodakowska
We have had the opportunity to help clients with some interesting sculpture placements over the past years, which has caused me to keep an eye out for interesting installations. The bronze work of Sculptress Malgorzata Chodakowska is interesting enough on it’s own, but when you see it with the water on, it comes to life!
When I worked on a Fire Fighter’s Memorial concept for the Culver Fire Department a few years ago, I did some research on several fountains that combined fire and water, but I hadn’t seen any like these that combined the grace of water as part of the figure’s form. Ms Chodakowska has done some outstanding things here!
Engel, Brunnen, Springbrunnen, Skulptur, Plastik aus Bronze von Malgorzata Chodakowska
Here are just a few of the sculptures from her website. I encourage you to visit the site and see them all for yourself. They’re worth a look. I would definitely encourage you to look at the video!
ITAMCO News
It’s always nice to see our friends doing well. (See right. Click to enlarge.) We’ve had a long and storied history with ITAMCO going back to when we knew them as Indiana Tool. My father and Don Neidig, one of the founding brothers, were good friends, which developed from our work at the manufacturing facilities and Don’s Church in Plymouth, Grace Baptist Church.
It’s good to see them doing well and we hope that this will lead to things that require us to work together again!
Congratulations ITAMCO!
Article copied from The Pilot News 12-20-16
