Volume 6 , Issue 9

Murals...

"Several years ago we were on Vancouver Island and ran across the town of Chemainus. This is about 50 miles north of Victoria. There were many murals there and even a museum. The story was.. well here it is: Chemainus -- Moving up island from Duncan, this small town was once home to a sawmill. When this closed down in 1983 the slow death of the town was inevitable. An artist was brought in to paint a mural on a large wall to depict the town's history, this caught on and more murals were painted, today there are over 30 murals, 10,000 visitors each summer, the saw-mill has re-opened and it is once again a thriving town - the little town that did. I wonder if lots of murals in Alva would attract attention and perhaps tourists or even new businesses? Here is a better URL for their town. Travel More Canada Murals.
Here are some other Links to Other Mural Sites:
A Directory of Murals in Northern Ireland by J. McCormick
Political Wall Murals in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Photo Gallery: Marches, Murals & Protests
Mural of Peace-Milwaukee
Putting Art in Its Place-San Jose
Project Bridge Murals-Texas
Murals Conservancy of Los Angeles
SPARC-Southern California
http://www.bowen.qld.gov.au/webs/murals.htm ." -- Steve   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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