Apple Crate mural - Watsonville, California
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hotshoe
N 36° 54.730 W 121° 45.440
10S E 610697 N 4085850
Quick Description: Charming reinterpretation of antique label artwork
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/8/2008 11:22:05 PM
Waymark Code: WM54BK
Published By: Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
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Long Description:
Apples have been an important crop in the Watsonville area for more than a century. This mural is a fairly accurate depiction - not an exact copy - of an apple crate label designed for a local family's successful apple business. The Franich family no longer farm 72 acres of apples; their name lives on in a huge new park on the outskirts of town.
City: Watsonville

Location Name: side of vacant store on East Lake Avenue

Artist: unknown, rendered from commercial artwork

Media: acrylic

Date: Not listed

Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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