Greymouth Evening Star Mural



I spotted this mural on the side of the local Newspaper building - the Greymouth Evening Star which was first established in 1866. It's circulation area covers most of the West Coast from Westport right down to Haast in South Westland. This mural depicts the town's history through the gold and coal mining era as well as today.

Linking up with Mural Monday.

Comments

local alien said…
Another such original mural and what a great idea to depict the town's history. Wish I could see it close up.
12 June 2022 at 20:04
Tigger's Mum said…
Almost photographic quality - a great history lesson in one viewing.
12 June 2022 at 20:27
Andy said…
Lovely mural with a lot of history.
12 June 2022 at 21:47
Tom said…
...quite a history lesson.
12 June 2022 at 22:43
Einari Sinappi said…
Fantastic piece of history. Plain great!
12 June 2022 at 23:29
magiceye said…
Beautifully done.
13 June 2022 at 01:06
Fun60 said…
I remember seeing that mural when I visited in 2012. I have a photograph of it somewhere.
13 June 2022 at 01:40
Bill said…
Love these kinds of murals that celebrate a town's history.
13 June 2022 at 03:58
Sharon said…
A great way to honor the past.
13 June 2022 at 04:28
Iris Flavia said…
A very interesting and clever one.
13 June 2022 at 15:49
Bertiebo said…
The people on the mural could not have imagined that cars are parked in front of their image
13 June 2022 at 16:25
Sami said…
I love historical murals, so lovely. Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Amy
13 June 2022 at 20:00
Bleubeard and Elizabeth said…
It could take all day to read everything on this mural. There is a LOT to see and read on it. I love the history it shows, too. Great photo, Amy.

13 June 2022 at 22:31
Mae Travels said…
It would be interesting to see closeups of the headlines — they aren’t legible with my screen

best… mae at maefood.blogspot.com
13 June 2022 at 23:54
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