Monday, May 23, 2011

Canada Post Mural/ My World

Mural on the post office, Midland, Ontario

Downtown Midland boasts outstanding murals on many of its buildings including its post office. I LOVE this one depicting the old post office with the Midland postmark. Artist Fred Lenz painted this mural and 33 others on Midland buildings, a few of which I have also photographed and a few more I want to go back and find.

I am linking to My World.

23 comments:

Lúcia said...

This is so cool, you can find art even at the post office!

Kathy said...

I love small-town murals. Lufkin, about 40 miles from me, has several in its downtown area that I've featured on my blogs. I'm always looking for them when I visit new towns. This one is special with its postmark.

Carver said...

That's a great mural. I always enjoy looking at murals on town buildings.

Judy said...

That is really neat...Heading to Illinois we took a new route and went through a town that had oodles of murals around the town.

Andy said...

Wow. Nice mural and nice capture.

TexWisGirl said...

i do love the postmark. :)

Small City Scenes said...

I love murals on the walls in small (or large) towns. These are great looking. MB

Randy said...

That really is amazing. I like the color on the tree too.

Penelope Notes said...

I love this artist’s work. There is a great sense of authenticity to the painting. The job of the postman (woman) has undergone many changes over decades. But the era of the painting seems to carry the most neighborly charm. This post is very timely, indeed, as in the BC postal workers might be going on strike!

VioletSky said...

Perfectly timed in honour of the post office NOT going out on strike afterall!

Darla said...

The mural is just wonderful! I hope you photograph all the others for us.

Darla

Maude Lynn said...

That's really cool!

Anonymous said...

What a wonderfully creative mural!

RedPat said...

Very nice - love it!

Malyss said...

What a beautyful way to decorate a post office! i like it very much!

cieldequimper said...

Shall I rant? Okay, here goes: wish we had some murals on some of our horrible modern post offices. Not the grand old ones though. This is great!

Janie said...

That is a great mural, and a nice photo of it, too.

Rose said...

I just love to find murals...they always amaze me. And love seeing any anyone else finds.

Joyful said...

That's a beautiful mural. xx

Cezar and Léia said...

Very interesting mural and beautiful shot!
Léia

Lowell said...

As murals go, this is superb. That guy looks like my grandpa!

George said...

This is a neat mural. The postmark is a great touch.

Linnea said...

That's really cool! What a great mural. I've seen lots of towns in Canada with murals...neat tradition!

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