Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy: The Online Diary of a Central Oregon Grandmother

Welcome to the online diary of a Central Oregon Grandmother (me) who is busy celebrating the positive portions of her everyday life ... along with her best friend husband (Cary). It is quite an eclectic diary and I try to do my best to incorporate a little bit of history into many of my posts. Your visit to our piece of American Pie is greatly appreciated. This chatty Kathy posts frequently, so coming back to visit often is highly encouraged.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

I Dream of Eugene: The Fifth Street Market Mural

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Last Christmas, Cary and I drove to Eugene to spend an early Christmas Eve celebration with my side of the family at Mom's house. The next day, we went to the 5th Street Market for breakfast before heading back home. I wrote a post about the market then (please click here if you want to see it), but wanted to also do a separate one of the beautiful mural that greets you when you walk in. So, here it is!

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

This link is to the 5th Street Market website, and shows the progression of painting of the mural. I found this on the Downtown Eugene.com website:

"During a recent research project the market staff has come across several important pieces of Eugene's history and we are incorporating this history into the architecture of the market; through murals, etched granite, pictures and inspirational quotes that will be placed through out the market for your exploration and discovery. Adding to the new 5th Avenue entrance we are incorporating a mural all along the staircase that will begin in late June for the public to watch come alive."


At Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy, if you miss a day, you miss a lot! All material on this post is copyrighted and not for use without my permission ...Please click here to go to my home page and see what is happening in Mayberry today.

3 comments:

L. D. said...: That is a wonderful mural. It is so large. I wonder if more than one artist worked on it. Thanks for sharing it.; February 28, 2012 at 8:03 AM
KathyB. said...: I love seeing murals such as these in towns and cities. These murals have so much to look at,you could spend a lot of time looking it over.

I am amazed by the artist's work.; February 29, 2012 at 1:08 AM
Lisa Ricard Claro said...: Very cool. Thanks for sharing!; February 29, 2012 at 8:19 AM