The Good: Public art can be enjoyed by everyone. Today I noticed murals in McDonald's in Front Royal. This first one is a drawing of the town's historic Main Street. Many people pass through town without ever seeing this charming street because the bulk of traffic is routed through on wider thoroughfares.
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Another mural depicts a large map of the town. It is easy to feel confused by the streets because routes 55, 340, and 522 all merge together (upper left) to cross the Shenandoah River. Also, many of the streets do not follow a grid pattern due to topography. This is a town of creeks and rivers nestled between hills and mountains.
The Random: Another new LOVE sign has shown up in a local park. This is in Seven Bends State Park, which is not officially open yet. It is under construction along the river near Woodstock.The sign was constructed from timbers salvaged from an old barn that had to be removed from the property for safety reasons. A newer barn has been preserved.
You can see another LOVE sign in Woodstock in a post from June 2018. Also, there's one in Shenandoah River State Park that I shared on Friday.
The Fun: Yesterday we attended an artists' reception at Muse Vineyards. I have two photographs in the show, which focuses on barns on Shenandoah County. The exhibit was organized to bring attention to efforts to preserve and document old barns.
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Linda - I prefer towns that are NOT laid out on a grid - much more interesting! Thanks for linking up to Mosaic Monday and have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteHad to laugh a bit about your road topography remark! We got lost in your beautiful state a few times because of those roads back in our RVing days. (If you get lost when you’re pulling a 5-wheel RV, you remember it!)...all worth it though, we saw some beautiful scenery and met some nice people.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the murals. I live in KS where EVERYTHING is flat and a grid. It was fun to see the topography of this town. Very interesting and insightful.
ReplyDelete...it seems that every small town in this area now has a clock similar to the one in Front Royal. You have found several lovely love signs!
ReplyDeleteLovely murals Linda and I like the Love sign too of course. Thanks for contributing.
ReplyDeleteCongrats for having photos in the barn show...a vineyard is a great place for tourists these days! The more mellow people feel, the more likely they'll purchase art!
ReplyDeleteYour shots at the vineyard building particularly draw my eye.
ReplyDeleteI like these murals. My small town has a "town square", but other than that, not much of a plan! lol
ReplyDeleteI am impressed with your local McDonald's for putting up a display featuring your community. I like restaurants and businesses that do that.
ReplyDeleteBrava! to your photo display. :-)
When we drove through there recently I definitely was confused by the way the roads merged and then went separately. I wish we had found that MacDonalds’s! We were driving from Shenandoah NP on a Sunday morning very early. Your area is incredible for the hilly scenery.
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A great variety of photos for the week! I really like the mural of the map.
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It looks like the artists' reception was well-attended. I like the LOVE sign.
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