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Workers are painstakingly restoring/renovating/repairing 

the exteriors of the pillars of the old 

Indiana National Bank building. I think the

current bank tenant is Planters, but the names have

changed so much over the years, I lose track.

Anyway ... the pillars used to be sheathed in white

marble, sheets of which have, over the years,

 loosened and fallen off. There are sheets that have

been strapped into place and, boy, are they ugly:

not only are the straps unsightly, but the grain

of the sheets are at right angles to the vertical pattern

of the other sheets of marble. I wince

every time I look at them.

So now, the entire surface is being redone.

The many layers of waterproofing and added

structure for hanging the new "marble"

sheathing can be seen in the photos.

I hope the changes stick.