Monday, January 25, 2016

Midland Railway

 Engine 15

This is another wonderful mural on the walls of buildings in Midland, Ontario.

 The station

I like the way the artist has continued the mural as if we are looking through pillars at the train and station. Too bad about the parking meter and no parking sign though!

Rail cars

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47 comments:

Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira said...

Lindo e belos murais.
Um abraço e boa semana.

Andy said...

I like the colours and memories it brought back.

Revrunner said...

Can't have people loitering around looking at the murals and not paying. :-)

Alica said...

I love these murals. There are some around town here, and they really brighten things up!

biebkriebels said...

Very nice murals!

Jens Hamn said...

just wonderful !!

Gill - That British Woman said...

a day trip to Midland is in order I think, that is a lovely mural.

Kate said...

What a great railroad scene. Can't avoid those modern obstacles to a clear photo, tho! Doesn't matter because the image is terrific.

Karl said...

A wonderful and interesting mural !

Lowell said...

This is just plain superb! What a blast to look to the past in this manner!

Pamela Gordon said...

A great look back at the old days. These murals are lovely.

GreenComotion said...

Beautiful mural of the train station - nicely photographed!
Have a Beautiful Day!!
Peace :)

PS. I do agree with you on the No Parking signage and Parking Meter :)

MadSnapper said...

the artist has true talent, so beautiful and realistic.

Darla said...

Catching up with blogger friends. What a wonderful mural, I really like the perspective with the pillars in the mural.

Anvilcloud said...

The mural looks great.

Mary Hone said...

I just love these, so awesome.

Sami said...

Beautifully done! A great memory of a great era.

Elizabeth Edwards said...

i love a good train. noises and all. that kind of messes with your eyes. i love it. way cool. some one is a great mural-painter-person. ( :

Nancy Chan said...

Really nice mural of the railway. We too have many murals all over our city.

Rose said...

This really is wonderful...I, too, like the way he did it as if we were looking through pillars.

Jenny said...

Some really talented artists in Midland. The murals are great.

Jackie McGuinness said...

These make me smile.

Sylvia K said...

I love these!! Clever and different and you do always find the best shots!! And, thanks as always for sharing the fun and the beauty!! Hope your week is off to a great start!! Enjoy!!

VP said...

Absolutely original and really amazing!

William Kendall said...

Beautiful work by the artist!

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

There is so much detail in this wonderful maual

Debbie said...

you will never know how much i adore these...murals, the most amazing way to decorate a blank space!!! trains have always evoked an emotional feeling for me.....people coming home, people going home, hugs, kisses...emotions!!

this is one of the best murals i have ever seen. beautiful work by the artist!!!

TexWisGirl said...

really nice!

Anne Hagman-Niilola said...

Cool paintings!

RedPat said...

It's fabulous, EG!

The Cranky said...

Beautifully done murals!

Ruth Hiebert said...

Those murals are very well done.I love the old trains.

Maks said...

Fantastic murals. I love it! I greet! :)

Stephanie said...

Splendid mural. I like it too how it is shown through the pillars.

carol l mckenna said...

Fantastic murals and great photography ~ what a place!

Wishing you peace in your week ~ ^_^

Photo Cache said...

All these beautiful murals that you have been showing here are from the same town?

Worth a Thousand Words

Fun60 said...

I didn't even notice the parking meter and sign until you mentioned it. Such great murals.

Lea said...

These are wonderful! It's hard to say which panel I like best.

Jim said...

These are brilliant.
Sydney – City and Suburbs

Halcyon said...

A really great mural! I love trains. :)

Jeevan said...

Wow! Great capture on the mural and presentation in frame… the arties has done it interesting and also liked the perspective through the pillars way.

Indrani said...

Lovely murals captured. Fantastic creations.

cieldequimper said...

I wouldn't even have noticed the sign if you hadn't pointed it out! The murals are super!

D.Nambiar said...

That does seem like we are looking at a station from a passage way lined with pillars.
Lovely artwork.
Lovely find.

genie said...

What an impressive mural of the trains. I LOVE it. I love the old timey outfits on the people.

Jenn Jilks said...

I love these. I have to do a mural post!

Susan Anderson said...

Absolutely loving these murals…

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