Wednesday, April 20, 2011

carriage town



One of the murals in Flint Michigan
In the latter half of the 19th century, Flint became a lumber center, and at the turn of the 20th century the revenue and infrastructure from lumbering funded the establishment of the local carriage making industry. As horse-drawn carriages gave way to the automobiles, Flint became a major player in the nascent auto industry. (wikipedia)
Then again, I also like the "Soggy Bottom" sign!

13 comments:

Inger-M said...

Big, but very nice! I like the "Soggy Bottom" too :-)

Gemma Wiseman said...

A fascinating, beautiful mural! And the nearby bar sign is hilarious!

Lesley said...

"soggy bottom" that it too funny!

Joy said...

A very elegant mural, love the soggy bottom contrast.

EG CameraGirl said...

Funny combination of mural and sign. :)

Anonymous said...

Soggy Bottom - now that's a name - where is that bar now?

Happy Easter.

Postcardy said...

Bottoms up at Soggy Bottom.

Kim, USA said...

Very lovely mural. Great shot!

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Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Great mural. I've never been to Flint Michigan but I sure have heard about it over the years.

Andy said...

Nice mural. I'd be afraid to find out the true meaning of Soggy Bottom.

jo©o said...

That's a sign and a half!
What a terrific thing to have around in a town. Very artful.
Know who did this?

VioletSky said...

I don't know who did this, but in researching on the internet I found that there seems to be a few other great murals in Flint that I missed.

Kranky Granny said...

Lovely mural. Also love the soggy bottom sign. Thanks for the visit to my rusty old sign.

Wishing you a happy Easter.

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