Public invited as Plainfield marks City Hall's 100 anniversary at Saturday event

This period photograph shows the "topping out" of Plainfield City Hall, in which construction workers affix
a flag at the highest point of construction (in this case,
the cupola atop the building).

Residents are invited to join Plainfield Mayor Adrian O. Mapp and First Lady Amelia in an event Saturday to recognize the 100th Anniversary of Plainfield City Hall.

The event gets under way at Noon with a gathering in heated tents in City Hall parking lot.

Among other things, Mayor Mapp will issue a proclamation recognizing the 100th anniversary of the nationally-landmarked structure.

The event will include a self-guided tour of City Hall, where exhibits on each floor will recount the history of the building's construction and uses over the years. (Kids will love getting a peek at one of several walk-in safes scattered throughout the building.)

There will be music and refreshments.

Saturday's event is the first in a year-long series to recognize the sesquicentennial of Plainfield's incorporation as a city.

Saturday's event has been in the planning stages for several months by a broad-based committee under the chairmanship of Director of Health and Social Services Shep Brown. (Full disclosure, I am a member of the committee.)

So, come on along and join fellow residents as we kick off this year of celebrations of Plainfield's 150th birthday.

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 -- Dan Damon [ follow ]

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