Brian Brosmer is a local photographer I have come to know over the years, as we often find ourselves covering the same community events around Fishers. Now Brosmer has taken on a new project — creating a mural celebrating the history of the city.

The mural now hangs in the new lounge area at Parks Place Pub, located in the municipal complex at 116th Street and Municipal Drive. A full house gathered Thursday night to watch as Bosmer signed the finished work.

Parks Place Pub recently added the lounge as part of the establishment. Management noticed the large amount of empty wall space above the bar and decided it would be the perfect place for a mural highlighting Fishers’ past.

Many residents may not realize the rich history of the community, which dates back to the arrival of Salathiel Fisher in 1872. The mural reflects that long and storied past through a collection of historic images connected to the city’s development.

Salathiel Fisher, a settler from New York, played a key role in establishing the community that would eventually bear his name. When the railroad was extended through the area in the early 1870s, Fisher donated land for a rail station and helped plat the small settlement that grew up around it. The area was first known as “Fisher’s Switch,” referring to the railroad switching station located there. Over time, the name evolved to simply Fishers as the town continued to grow.

Larry Reynolds of the well-known Reynolds family in Fishers provided many of the historic photographs featured in the mural.

Parks Place management says there is still additional wall space available, raising the possibility that more historical displays could be added in the future.

For now, visitors to the new Parks Place Pub lounge can take a few moments to study the mural and reflect on the people and moments that helped shape the history of Fishers.