Monday, December 9, 2019

Downtown mural


I was shopping with my daughter in the historic district of downtown DeLand, Florida when I saw this mural on the side of a building next to Pioneer Park. The mural is called "Pioneers in the Parceland" and was designed from an 1890 photograph of travelers waiting at the DeLand train depot. The mural was done in 1996 by the artist Perigo. Some of the people are carrying packages of oranges, which were often used to promote the area. The old Parceland Hotel can be seen in the background. The mural is so big and parts of it are obscured by trees, so I was not able to get a photo of the whole thing. If you would like to see the original old photograph that the mural was designed from, visit the link here.

Linking to Monday Mural.

19 comments:

Tom said...

...and whole gang got together!

MadSnapper said...

this mural has so much amazing detail. I am thinking it took a really long time to paint this. I love it

Barbara Rogers said...

That's the most detailed mural I"ve ever seen! Good to know the artist too.

Sharon said...

Wow, the artist did a great job of copying from that photo!

Iris Flavia said...

Very well captured! Brave people back then!

Bill said...

Excellent composition on the wonderful mural.

RedPat said...

I love that kind of historic mural. Nice one, Lois.

The Padre said...

Little House On The Prairie - Wonderful Mural - Thanx For Sharing This Hidden Gem

Cheers

Ginny Hartzler said...

I love it! Those were the days when people would actually get dressed up to travel. It is so realistic looking too.

Sami said...

Wow, beautiful historic mural with so much detail.
Thanks for contributing Lois, and have a lovely Christmas.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

That is amazing Lois, gosh so much work went into this complicated detail. Hats off to the artist 💙

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

I like this a lot!

peppylady (Dora) said...

Painting all those people took some talent.

Linda said...

That's a lot of detail for a mural.

eileeninmd said...

Hello,

It is a beautiful mural. So much detail, well done. I wish you a happy day and a great week ahead!

Karl said...

Waht a great mural, Lois !

Adam said...

Cool mural

Lowcarb team member said...

This is amazing, what a great mural.

All the best Jan

The Padre said...

What A Fabulous Mural - Sure Do Enjoy Your Photos

Cheers