City of Vernon - Vernon, BC
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N 50° 15.765 W 119° 16.421
11U E 337949 N 5570318
Vernon is known for the many large murals gracing the walls of the downtown area. This is a large mural which one sees when entering downtown from the south on Highway 97.
Waymark Code: WMMC3V
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/29/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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This very large mural, by lead artist Michelle Loughery, is on the south wall of the Cottonwood Bridal and Formals store on the west side of 32nd Street (Highway 97) and the north side of Coldstream Avenue. Michelle is a very prolific artist, having done, or led the production of, many of Vernon's murals as well as many murals in other cities.

All the murals are well done paying tribute to the artist's talent and creativity for any passersby to enjoy.

The murals are numbered and we will showcase
#20 – City of Vernon
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In 1934, two Vernon boys worked for ten months on the construction of a small open cockpit monoplane. It was a two seater with a 40HP engine that could reach a top speed of 90 mph. Eldon Seymour and Jim Duddle bought the plans for the plane out of a magazine and flew the plane for three years without a license.

Artist: Michelle Loughery

The very first mural was created in the fall of 1998 and over the course of the next 15 years the lead artist, along with local youth, painted an additional 27 murals.

Downtown Vernon’s outdoor art gallery was made possible through funding from HRDC, investment by downtown businesses and local organizations, as well as the City of Vernon.

The Vernon Museum and Archives provided original content and photos.

The murals are visited by hundreds of people each year and continue to be a wonderful way to tell Vernon’s story.
From the Downtown Vernon Murals
City: Vernon

Location Name: Cottonwood Bridal and Formals store

Artist: Michelle Loughery et al

Date: 2000

Media: Paint on stucco

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