Now, a new mural adorns the side of the record shop:
Whatddya think, Wallingford? Personally, I miss Elvis and Chuck (though I can still see a little piece of pompadour peeking over the top!)
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I do miss the old mural, too. I had more of a feel for what the store was about.. The new one is o.k.. What does it say? Can’t quite figure out what it is spelling, if it is spelling anything.
Yeah, I can’t read it either. Maybe someone cal help us with that.
Agree w/Alan… the old one had a lot more style and this new one looks like someone came along and tagged the building overnight. And I hate the white-wash paint on the bottom section that doesn’t match the natural-wood top section. That’s just plain ugly.
My guess is “Stews Sway”.
Funny that this is right after the info on tagging and graffiti, realizing of course there was consent for this art.
Too much white.
Oooo, I can read it. It says, “Wallyhood.”
no way does that say “wallyhood” The first part ends with an S
Has anyone asked inside the store what it says?
Methinks Chris W. was more commenting on the character of our neighborplace. Be that as it may, this neighbor is not a big fan of murals, period. Too much. Too frenetic. Too big. That includes the various 99 underpasses and Wallingford restaurants/businesses and, I regret to say, neighborhood streets.
Yeah, this is pretty damned ugly. It’s too bad they don’t do these things in Adobe first to see how this would look. I doubt Photoshop would even let you save with that ugly ass clashing color scheme in place. It would launch the Clustercuss Wizard.
I think public art and murals can make great additions to the neighborhood, but to my eyes, this looks like a gang tag on top of the store’s logo. It would help the aesthetics if they expanded the design to cover the whole side of the building, or added some background color. Maybe some drawings of albums covers in the same style? The stark white look is reminiscent of the strategies used by some cities to cover graffiti: coating the entire space with primer. I love that Golden Oldies is a neighborhood store, but I don’t think this current design is reflective of a positive spirit. Does anyone know the artist?