Monday Murals

I am once again joining Sami at Sami's Colourful World and her Monday Murals.  I've decided to post at my regular time, but please be aware that Sami's mural linky won't go live until 11:00 a.m. my time (please see the clock on my right sidebar).

In my town (Wichita, KS, USA), there is a wall that separates the city north to south for several miles.  It separates neighborhoods, shopping districts, and streets.  It was built as an overpass for trains that often held up traffic on these busy streets for longer than was allowed.  There are pros and cons to this wall, but regardless how Wichitans felt about it, they paid for it to be built.

One day while the young people who were visiting me from California and I were driving under this bridge, they spotted the murals that were painted on both sides.

This is an incredibly busy street, partly because it is one of only three that go through east to west.  In order to take these photos, I had to pull into this side street.

It was also before I started actively looking for the name of the artist on the murals.

This reminds me of the slab of Berlin Wall I saw at the museum recently with its cold concrete.  If Trump wants to know how to build a wall, he should see this one

who's only function is to divert trains above the roadway.  I asked the youngsters to not cross the street, since the speed limit was 40 mph and the cars never stopped whizzing by.  As you can see, there is only a stop sign on the cross street, so it would have been dangerous for us to try to cross on foot to the other side of the street.

I can't tell you who the artist or artists are who created these, but they certainly draw your attention to them as you whiz by under this bridge on one of only three through streets in Wichita, KS (USA).

If you enjoy murals and want to see them from around the world, please visit Monday Murals at Sami's Colourful World.