Last year I started a thread that showed photos of some of the park artwork. The HH mural, FITH mural, Baldknobber pix in FITH, there is a wonderful mural in the Flooded Mine, showing a cross section of the mine. It is not totally original, the original was damaged by water over the years and I think it was either completely repainted or repaired extensively. Also the artwork of Gold Medal Flour in Sullivan's Mill. There is a wonderful mural at the exit turnstyles. Those ticket booth paintings are unique and should not be changed, either. I'd love to see all the classic artwork of SDC in a huge coffee table sized book, but for one reason or another the park management has never really paid much attention to their history...except in the 50th anniversary year. Most of the time when something is outdated or upgraded they toss the old stuff into the dumpster and add the new project...the old robbers shack is the most recent to go, and maybe Hobo Junction, too! On the other hand, saving the float trip channel and incorporating it into the Wildfire and AP lines, well, that was great. There is still a sign on the side of lost river that says "Dugan Salvage Yard," too. Thanks for reminding us, Betamike, about those ticket booth paintings. I took a look at them last week when I took my grandson up to the park for the first time. I'm glad they are still there. I'm also glad the treehouse and the first train depot, covered in vines is still in place. I don't know how much has to do with preserving the past, or how much it has to do with the costs of tearing something out. Think of that wonderful artwork on the back of Christmas Hollow that has the Norman Rockwell takeoff of the girl showing another girl her missing tooth. Think of the Uncle Sam painting on the front of the General Store urging us to send a postcard to the folks back home. Think about the Santitation Squad painting on the Springhouse with the men in "bobby" caps. SDC would just not be the same without the classic old artwork posted around the city streets.
