Photograph of the mural "Tell Me About the Olden Days" by Dan Sawatzky, c. 1991
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Title
Photograph of the mural "Tell Me About the Olden Days" by Dan Sawatzky, c. 1991
Subject
"Tell Me About the Olden Days" mural
Description
Colour photograph of the mural "Tell Me About the Olden Days" by Dan Sawatzky, c. 1991.
Painted in 1988 by Dan Sawatzky of Chemainus, BC, at 225 East Main Street, 50' X 20'.
The mural illustrates the arrival of immigrants in Welland about 1910, with a grandfather telling his grandson what is was like being an immigrant in southern Ontario.
The mural was originally painted on the old Firestone building on East Main in 1988, but shortly after the building was purchased by the Atlas and Civic Employees' Credit Union who then wanted to reconstruct and refurbish the building. The mural was moved at great effort and expense, due to a fundraising initiative by the Welland Festival of Arts. Shoalts Construction performed the move, as seen in the bottom two files, to a parking lot on 225 East Main that they owned. It is now a free standing wall not affixed to a building.
Picture of mural and information from the book "A Festival of Canadian Art: Welland's Giant Outdoor Murals" by Jerry Gibb.
Painted in 1988 by Dan Sawatzky of Chemainus, BC, at 225 East Main Street, 50' X 20'.
The mural illustrates the arrival of immigrants in Welland about 1910, with a grandfather telling his grandson what is was like being an immigrant in southern Ontario.
The mural was originally painted on the old Firestone building on East Main in 1988, but shortly after the building was purchased by the Atlas and Civic Employees' Credit Union who then wanted to reconstruct and refurbish the building. The mural was moved at great effort and expense, due to a fundraising initiative by the Welland Festival of Arts. Shoalts Construction performed the move, as seen in the bottom two files, to a parking lot on 225 East Main that they owned. It is now a free standing wall not affixed to a building.
Picture of mural and information from the book "A Festival of Canadian Art: Welland's Giant Outdoor Murals" by Jerry Gibb.
Creator
Photography by Thies Bogner
Source
Welland Public Library Local History Collection
Publisher
Promote Welland Task Force
Date
c. 1991
Rights
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Format
Colour photograph
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
LHC 759.11338 Wel - "A Festival of Canadian Art"
Coverage
Welland
Files
Collection
Citation
Photography by Thies Bogner, “Photograph of the mural "Tell Me About the Olden Days" by Dan Sawatzky, c. 1991,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed June 26, 2024, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/10976.