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06-19-2017, 03:14 PM
These 'Mary Poppins' pedestrian crossing lights are pretty special
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The Australian city of Maryborough is a fair way away from London, where Mary Poppins is set.
That's where the author of the children's ******, P.L. Travers, was born, before she emigrated to England in 1924.*
SEE ALSO: These 'Mary Poppins Returns' Banks family photos are practically perfect in every way (http://mashable.com/2017/06/07/mary-poppins-returns-sequel/)
So to ho**ur the much-celebrated author, the city's council have installed these Mary Poppins-themed pedestrian lights. They've been placed in front of Travers' birthplace on Richmond Street, ahead of the city's Mary Poppins Festival, which starts June 23.*
The lights feature the central character with her iconic umbrella. Red has the umbrella down, while green has the umbrella up — ready to fly. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/19/mary-poppins-pedestrian-lights/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The Australian city of Maryborough is a fair way away from London, where Mary Poppins is set.
That's where the author of the children's ******, P.L. Travers, was born, before she emigrated to England in 1924.*
SEE ALSO: These 'Mary Poppins Returns' Banks family photos are practically perfect in every way (http://mashable.com/2017/06/07/mary-poppins-returns-sequel/)
So to ho**ur the much-celebrated author, the city's council have installed these Mary Poppins-themed pedestrian lights. They've been placed in front of Travers' birthplace on Richmond Street, ahead of the city's Mary Poppins Festival, which starts June 23.*
The lights feature the central character with her iconic umbrella. Red has the umbrella down, while green has the umbrella up — ready to fly. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/19/mary-poppins-pedestrian-lights/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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