Wolcott murals

Wolcott has long had a mural that faces the railroad track. It features the Wolcott House and is showing its age.

Last week and this week the town is adding two murals that are sponsored by Wolcott Main Street in partnership with the Tippecanoe Arts Federation. Wolcott saw what Rensselaer did and wanted to do something similar. The larger of the murals is on north side of the Dye Lumber.

 It is so long that it is hard to see in one photograph. Below are three pictures that break it up.

The artist for these is from near Chicago. I asked how he was selected and he said that Wolcott Main Street was shown the work of several artists and selected from them. He was given a list of things that the mural should reflect, things like rural and patriotic, and he submitted a sketch that they approved.

The other mural is on one of the buildings in the old downtown.

The artist is Nicole from Miami. She started last week and should be finished before Friday.

Wolcott is getting two splendid murals. I am impressed with the efforts of the local citizens to improve their town.

On the way back to Rensselaer I passed by the Smith Transport building that is under construction just to the east of Advance Auto. I did not feel it safe to stop and take a picture, but the building is huge.