In my continuing series on the sixteen murals done by the Walldogs group in Shipshewana in 2014, this mural is the only one to be found
indoors.
As of this revised writing (February 2020), the mural can still be seen in the lobby of the former Hostetler Hudson Museum on State Route 5 in Shipshewana—in a building which is now the home of the Blue Gate Performing Arts Center. The mural shows a wagon and an automobile on the streets of downtown Shipshewana in the early 1900s.
As of this revised writing (February 2020), the mural can still be seen in the lobby of the former Hostetler Hudson Museum on State Route 5 in Shipshewana—in a building which is now the home of the Blue Gate Performing Arts Center. The mural shows a wagon and an automobile on the streets of downtown Shipshewana in the early 1900s.
The Hudson automobile was never made in Shipshewana, but the
finest collection of Hudsons in the world formerly could be found there. This is because of an Amish boy, Eldon
Hostetler, who grew up to be a wealthy inventor and a dedicated collector of
Hudsons.
Mr. Hostetler died in 2016, and his wife Esta died in 2017. The museum was closed and all the Hudsons in
the collection were sold at auction in December 2018.