Welcome to Washington - Washington, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 33.664 W 091° 00.781
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Very difficult to photograph, it runs down, at first, railroad ties then concrete barrier wall along side Elm St. and the downtown parking lot.
Waymark Code: WMZC7V
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2018
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County of mural: Franklin County
Location of mural: Along Elm St., @ W. Main St., Washington
Created by: Arts Council of Washington (ACOW)
The 'WELCOME TO WASHINGTON" Mural
ACOW
Arts Council of
WASHINGTON
Sponsored by ACOW
The mural turns the corner to face viewers approaching from the Riverfront Park.
The evening sky turns to night.
It begins with a keel boat, and then an Indian on the bluff watching the boat.
Turn the corner, and the Missouri River flows along, supporting a paddle wheeler, then steam, than bigger steam.
As we approach the 1935 Bridge, things get more modern, and the river continues to flow. As it does so, under the "WELCOME TO" is the city scape with exaggerated St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church tower.
Then the word WASHINGTON with each letter containing a piece of the city's history.
W - Images of George Washington, city namesake, and Mr. Owens the city founder.
A - German Immigrations.
S - Steamboats and the riverfront.
H - Trains.
I - Busch Beer, the first Busch Brewery was actually here, in Washington.
N - Corn Cob Pipes. They are still made and sold from here, this city calls itself the cob corn pipe capitol of the world.
G - Turn Verein. The German Society which built so much for this city.
T - Newspapers.
O - The seal of Franz Schwarzer...zither maker. He had his factory here, and made zithers for many years.
N - Image of the Water Works building on the riverfront.
The first public mural commissioned by the Arts Council of Washington (ACOW) is inching closer to becoming a reality. In early April, the city’s park board unanimously voted to back the project. Now, the city council will have to approve the project before painting can begin in this Missouri town about 50 miles west of St. Louis. Last year, the city adopted a public arts policy that was created in order to bring public art to Washington. ACOW’s first idea was to paint murals in public places, but one of the park board’s main concerns was whether it would survive tagging and graffiti. In response, an ACOW member and local artist explained that public art is almost always respected and not vandalized. In fact, murals have been an effective tool for cities to help combat graffiti vandalism. In addition to bringing the community together, this mural project will also involve local artists and showcase the city of Washington’s creativity and innovation. If all goes according to plan, ACOW’s mural campaign could be just the start of great things to come for public art in this Missouri city." ~ from The Missourian, at posted in Graffiti Resource Council