Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Lebanon #39: Mural Park

847 Main Street

IMG_4176 Mural Park in Lebanon, Oregon on October 21, 2006
Mural Park on October 21, 2006

Mural Park is on the site of the old Lebanon Post Office. Reader Arnold Williams recalls that this was previously the site of a restaurant that burned to the ground in the late 1980s, leaving only the back wall.

IMG_4177 Mural Park in Lebanon, Oregon on October 21, 2006
Mural Park on October 21, 2006

At one point this restaurant was Looney’s Steak House and Leroy’s Lounge, and this may have been its last occupant. The Lebanon Creamery next door to the south had expanded into half of this building as well.

IMG_4174 Mural Park in Lebanon, Oregon on October 21, 2006
Mural Park on October 21, 2006

The now vacant lot now contains a totem pole, with murals painted on the walls of the surrounding buildings.

IMG_4178 Totem Pole in Mural Park in Lebanon, Oregon on October 21, 2006
Mural Park Totem Pole on October 21, 2006

The totem pole was erected on September 10, 1993.

IMG_4172 Mural Park Totem Pole Plaque in Lebanon, Oregon on October 21, 2006
Mural Park Totem Pole Plaque on October 21, 2006

The current murals were painted by Joy Williamson, Brenna Zedan, Kristen Wright and Julie Hite in 1998 and 1999.

IMG_4173 Mural Park in Lebanon, Oregon on October 21, 2006
Mural Park on October 21, 2006

IMG_4175 Mural Park in Lebanon, Oregon on October 21, 2006
Mural Park on October 21, 2006

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