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The Murals of Lyons, N.Y.
Canal Town 1990
Located on Santelli Lumber Company this mural is seen by going through the McDonalds drive through. This mural was painted in 1990 by Andy Miller, sponsored by E.R.I.E. (Erie Restoration Interests Everyone.) This Three paneled mural shows the first settlers in Lyons, the Town Clock and the Aqueduct removed in 1969. This mural repainted over my Mural Mania artists in 2010.
Generations 2007
- The former plain façade of Dobbins Drug Store and The Olde Pharmacy Gift Shop is now Generations. Impressed by Corky and Chips’ unique artistic techniques and abilities, pharmacist Sean Dobbins commissioned them to create a permanent tribute to his heritage.
Street of Dreams 2007
The inclusion of the trolley, horse and buggy, and early automobile subtly reminds us that this was an especially important time in history; the world was becoming modern, but the old way of life still was present. Amazingly, the art appreciator gets a two for one; to look upon the scene from 1910, one must view the very same street, exactly as it is in real time. The comparison provides a memorable history lesson.
Believe You Can Achieve 2008
This mural embodies symbols that reflect the aspirations of the youth of Goal ChaserZ program The mural is centered on “The Road to Success.” It blends the past with the present, from the old Clinton Ditch,” which passed directly through this site, to current youthful activities. Entitled” Believe You Can Achieve.” the first step in the mural leads to a series of pillars and the through the “Arch of Success.”
Step Back in Time 2016
It Is 188O and you are riding on a packet boat through Lyons, New York; as you pass and through Lock 55 the air is thick with the smell of peppermint oil having just been loaded for shipment by the Hotchkiss Building. Your packet boat just turned north going under the Montezuma Street Bridge; the familiar symbols of Lyons, the Wayne County Courthouse and the clock on the Methodist Church are in the distance. Up ahead is the Elm Street Bridge where your packet boat will again head east along Clyde Rd. This mural was painted by Eric Swanson.
They Call me Sal, Mosaic
One of the features of the 2016 Global Mural Conference was the 12 x 16 mosaic mural painted on Evolon “They Call me Sal”. This mural has 728 six-inch squares painted by art students from elementary to student in college a crossed NY State. Featured in this mural are the history of New York State, and the flora and fauna. If you look closely you will find roses, blue birds, Harriet Tubman, and the World Trade Center featured. This mural the 10th mural in Lyons gateway mural
greeting the biker on the Empire trail.
USA Flag 2020
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad mural was painted during the Global Mural Conference in 2016 by MCC students. The mural shows all aspects of the underground railroad to teach people about these courageous people. The symbols represent those that were used to signify safe houses, waterways, trails, and roads. Kathleen Farrell, Concept and Design. Represented in this mural are Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Fredrick Douglas, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and William Still. This mural is by Lock 27
Dipper Dredge Mural April 2021
Painted in the heart of COVID by Mural Mania this mural sponsored by Robert G. Boehmler Community Foundation, Inc. This mural is a look back on the Erie/Barge Canal workers who kept the canal open when the canal was used primarily for the transportation of goods. This was done by digging the sentiments out of the canal. This mural depicts the tugboat the DeWitt Clinton, the sentiment barge and the Dipper Dredge hard at work. The workers featured on the left and right of the mural are actual workers working on the Dipper Dredge in the 50’s. These photos were given to Mark De Cracker over 10 years ago. The amazing thing is that his great grandfather is in these photos, and he was working on the Dipper Dredge the day he was born.
Winston's Dream 2007 Artists Mural Mania
Mounted on the old trolley bed abutment in the newly dedicated G. Winston Dobbins Memorial Park, at Lock 27, this duplicates a scene from an actual post card from 1910. It’s complete with packet boat, mules, hogies, a trolley, and the famous Hotchkiss Peppermint building. The mural was created by James Zeger. This mural and park was completed with the help of over 200 volunteers.
Generation of Smiles 2007
- The former plain façade of Dobbins Drug Store and The Olde Pharmacy Gift Shop is now Generations. Impressed by Corky and Chips’ unique artistic techniques and abilities, pharmacist Sean Dobbins commissioned them to create a permanent tribute to his heritage.
H.G. Hotchkiss Peppermint 2008
In this mural Dawn Jordan depicts the “essence” of the business operations which at one time produced the worlds famous Hotchkiss Peppermint oil, Included are scenes of workers harvesting a peppermint field, a distillery for processing the essential oil, and the horse=drawn cart transporting the extracted peppermint oil for bottling a the Hotchkiss Building in Lyons, N.Y.
Fire Truck 2009
This mural was painted Marie Hoover. It is dedicated to all the Lyons Firefighters Past and Present. This mural portrays the 1936 American LaFrance pumper, in its bay at the Steamer Hose Co. Nu 2 firehouse, a division of the Lyons Fire Department.
Underground Railroad 2020
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad mural was painted during the Global Mural Conference in 2016 by MCC students. The mural shows all aspects of the underground railroad to teach people about these courageous people. The symbols represent those that were used to signify safe houses, waterways, trails, and roads. Kathleen Farrell, Concept and Design. Represented in this mural are Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Fredrick Douglas, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and William Still. This mural is by Lock 27
2010 Heritage Award of Excellence
Veterans Memorial Mural 2021, Artist Mural Mania
This Mural Mania mural was painted on the sidewalk in the park where the Veterans Memorial is featured. This mural was painted in the fall of 2021. It was a rather challenging mural given that the fall of 2021 featured a lot of rain, and we were painting on cement.
Lock 56 (Poorhouse Lock)
Another mural painted during COVID, this mural was painted by Mural Mania and features a award winning photo by Mural Mania artist Cory Reynolds in the Erie Canalway photo contest. This historic lock features a both a tumble gate and miter gate. In fact the tumble gate at the west end of the lock was invented by Jacob Leach of Lyons. This old Erie Canal lock still has water in it and you can see both remnants that are over 100 years old. The brick building featured in the mural is the current old of Allyn Perry who has lived in the home since see was a child. This building was a former grocery store for those traveling on the Erie Canal. The mural is only ½ mile from the Lyons Dry Dock on Dry Dock Rd. This mural was a feature of the Canal Sweep in April of 2022.
Remembering Noel Dobbins
“Someday Mural Mania will be National recognized.” Noel Dobbins April 2007. In 2016 Mural Mania hosted the Global Mural Conference.