Ever had a need to use any of the services in any of the departments located in the Indiana State Government Center? The complex is located between the old State House and White River State Park on the north side of Washington Street. Since Indianapolis is the seat of our state government, we have all the official departments and bureaus at our fingertips. I had a need to visit the BMV there recently which prompted this photo. This was taken about 11:00am there…and the place was humming. There are several entrances off of this corridor. People coming and going like you wouldn’t believe. When I saw this straight shot down the veranda though I just had to have it. I liked the angles and shadows. So I waited..and waited..and waited…and finally for one split second there was no one there.
I’m not sure an architect would call this a veranda? There might be a different term for it on a large building. But if something like this were on a home I would call it a veranda. That’s a feature though that very few homes have now days. Verandas are a very close cousin to porches, and a fine line between the two sometimes. A lot of the older homes especially that were built before air conditioning was invented, have verandas…or full-length porches. It was so hot inside sometimes in the summer, people sat outside where it was cooler, shaded by the veranda roof, with a chance to catch a stray breeze or two. Probably why in those days people actually talked to their neighbors more as they walked down the street. Now people jump on Facebook or Twitter to communicate. Maybe they should bring verandas back on homes? Face to face is always better. Some of us would say “that sounds great” but still have our laptops or Blackberry on the veranda with us too. And, picture this Government Center veranda with a bunch of Adirondack chairs and rockers. Everyone could get their business done inside and then sit a while, talk and get to know each other.
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