Enjoying Street Art
A small piece of one street art painting at Smithfield Image:Marie Vonow Looking at street art is one of the simple joys in my life. I am glad there are artists who create street art for all to enjoy. There are a wide variety of styles and topics, surely there is something for everybody. Smithfield (South Australia) At the Smithfield railway interchange, a ten minute train ride from 'my' station, there is bright street art depicting the local history. I didn't know anything about Smithfield's history until the street art motivated me to do a bit of online research. Anne and John Smith Image:Marie Vonow The Smiths I guessed Anne and John Smith were early settlers and that Smithfield was named after them. I was correct but there is so much more to the story. The Smiths were Scottish migrants and among the first settlers to this area. The settlement was originally called Smith's Creek after the Smiths who