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Barstow Route 66

08 Friday Jan 2021

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Barstow Route 66

This mural depects the interesting places and people of Barstow Route 66.

On the far left of the mural you will see a 1947 three wheeled Harley Davidson Service Car used by Barstow Police department for parking enforcement to collect money and carry tools to repair the parking meters on Main Street Route 66. The Harley & the featured Model T are displayed at the Barstow Route 66 Mother Road Museum at the Harvey House.

Next to the Harley is a Barstow neon sign and lyrics for Bobby Troup’s “Get Your Kicks on Route 66,” made famous by Nat King Cole.

Across the top of the mural are popular places found along Barstow Route 66. From the left you see the Beacon Tavern, the El Rancho whose six story sign has welcomed travelers on Route 66 since the 40s, Del Taco which was started and continues to be run by Barstow’s Hackbarth family, Fosters Freeze was a stand that at one time used car hops, and the Skyline Drive-In one of the last operating drive-in theaters in Southern California.

In the center is Frank Sinatra’s 1966 Cadillac, which drove through and was repaired in Barstow and a Ford Mustang, one of the most popular cars made in the U.S.

On the far right of the mural is a 1915 Ford Model T Touring. The Model T was featured in John Steinbeck’s classic book “Grapes of Wrath.” Steinbeck is credited with first calling Route 66 the “Mother Road.”

The small crowd in front of the mural are all interesting visitors to Barstow and are arranged for you to take pictures wit the stars. First up is Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, William (Hopalong Cassidy) Boyd, Winston Churchill, Mockey Rooney, Victor Mature and Jeanne Crain who was born in Barstow and was nominated for an Oscar.

Around the edge of the mural are road signs steering travelers to safety.

“Get your kicks on Route 66”

Master Mural Artist: David Brockhurst.
Artists: Ray Valles, Juliette Tison, Nicole Monae, Lino De Leon.
(December 2015)

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160 S Main St

24 Thursday Dec 2020

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Art, Ghost Signs, Murals, Richfield, Sevier County, utah

160 South Main Street in Richfield, Utah

There is a Henry George Cigar mural on the north side, see others of those on this page.

Mountaineer Overalls Ads

27 Tuesday Oct 2020

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Ghost Signs, Murals

I’m a big fan of the ghost signs, the old murals on the sides of old buildings that are fading away. One recurring ghost sign I see around Utah is an ad for Mountaineer Overalls.

I heard from relentlesshistory that they were produced by ZCMI in the 1800s.

I wanted to start a collection of those on this page.

  • Moroni ZCMI

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Salina Henry George Sign

11 Sunday Oct 2020

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I’ve come across many Henry George Cigar signs fading away on the sides of buildings and started collecting them, you can see this others on this page.

This one is located at 26 E Main Street in Salina, Utah

Henry George Cigar Signs

26 Wednesday Aug 2020

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  • Mt Pleasant, Utah

In my exploring I often come across cool ghost signs (old murals/ads that are fading away).

One of the recurring signs I see if for Henry George 5¢ Cigars.

When I see something coming up again and again I like to create its own page on my website for it, so this page will be for collecting the Henry George Cigar Murals I find.

I haven’t found any real history on the Henry George cigars yet.

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Henty George Signs:

  • Richfield, Utah
  • Salina, Utah
  • Mount Pleasant, Utah
  • Salina, Utah

Edgehill Ward Chapel

18 Tuesday Aug 2020

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Churches, Murals, Salt Lake City, utah

The Edgehill Ward Chapel was built in 1937 at 1750 S 1500 E in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The easternmost exterior wall has a bas-relief mural created by Torleif Knaphus called Christ the Fountainhead, see this page for more information about that and the other buildings that also have it.

Cheers to You

07 Thursday May 2020

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Bars, Midvale, Murals, Salt Lake County

Cheers to You, located at 7642 South State Street in Midvale.

History of Provo and Brigham Young University

13 Monday Apr 2020

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Art, History, Murals, Provo, utah, utah county

This large mural created by Everett Clark Thorpe in 1941 is located in the Federal Building at 88 W 100 N in Provo, Utah and is titled “History of Provo and Brigham Young University.”

This mural depicts important events in the history of Provo, Utah. The historical development of Brigham Young University is the focus of the upper-left side of the mural which includes images of Old Lewis Hall, the university’s first building; the church school’s cooperative mercantile store room; and a contemporary parade.

Focusing on early Provo history, the lower-left section depicts early settlers gathering honey dew from leaves along the river and promising Native Americans not to drive them from their traditional hunting grounds. The center of the mural features the migration of early settlers from Salt Lake City to Provo with the approach of Johnston’s army, and hikers pausing by an Aspen Grove on Mt. Timpanogas. Economic development is the focus of the right side with images of the wool, iron, fishing, and mining industries juxtaposed with images of Mt Timpanogas and the Provo River.

Born in 1907 in Providence, Cache County, Utah, the artist later lived in Logan. He died in 1976. His work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums including the Utah State Institute of Fine Arts, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Denver Art Museum and the Utah Art Center.

Dolphin Mural

01 Wednesday Aug 2018

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I like this Dolphin Mural on the side of the building at Freedom and Center Street in Provo.

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Maeser Park

09 Tuesday May 2017

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Art, Murals, Parks, Provo, utah, utah county

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Constructed in October 2001, Maeser Park is a beautiful neighborhood park. A mural painted on the wall bordering the park depicts scenes from the Provo Maeser Neighborhood area. With the park nearly completely fenced, there is a walking path circling the park if you want to take a stroll while your children are playing on the playground.

See other parks in Provo here and Provo’s page for this park here.

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