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North Lauderdale #99

In Search of Wyland Walls

Wow! What a way to end our Florida trip. Water for Life is the last wall Wyland painted in the US (and the last wall still in existence) and so much is notable about it. The first …

Posted by dane on Mon, Feb 24, 2014

Miami #78

In Search of Wyland Walls

Florida Marine Life was painted in 1998 and it makes me wonder how different the area might have been then. Today, there is a light rail train that blocks part of the wall and a …

Posted by dane on Fri, Feb 21, 2014

Key Largo #95

In Search of Wyland Walls

It was a long drive from Sarasota to Key Largo but the alligators we saw in the Everglades made the drive worth it. “Keys to the Sea_“_ is a bit different from many of the other …

Posted by dane on Thu, Feb 20, 2014

Key West #52

In Search of Wyland Walls

Getting to Key West was a scenic drive but took longer than we expected. Finding the wall took a bit more time. There are times when we walk up to walls and are awed by them and …

Posted by dane on Thu, Feb 20, 2014

Marathon Key #27

In Search of Wyland Walls

This wall is directly across the street from the wall in the KMart but definitely does not have the grandeur of Florida’s Radiant Reef. It appears that some modifications have …

Posted by dane on Thu, Feb 20, 2014

Marathon Key #87

In Search of Wyland Walls

As I’ve mentioned before, it is hard to understand how Wyland selects the locations for his walls. I think that Florida’s Radiant Reef is my favorite wall to date and it is on the …

Posted by dane on Thu, Feb 20, 2014

Homosassa Springs #86

In Search of Wyland Walls

Manatee Sanctuary is at the Visitor Center for the Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park. This is right on Hwy 19 and about one mile from the entrance to the Park itself. The wall is …

Posted by dane on Tue, Feb 18, 2014

Orlando Renaissance Hotel #11

In Search of Wyland Walls

When walls are outdoors I can often use Google Street View to track them down and make sure they are still there but when they are in airports and hotels it is more of a ‘show up …

Posted by dane on Tue, Feb 18, 2014

Sarasota's Mote Marine Lab #51

In Search of Wyland Walls

After a fun day of driving down all the beaches from Clearwater to Sarasota we arrived at the Mote aquarium. We were close but not quite there as the Marine lab is across the …

Posted by dane on Tue, Feb 18, 2014

Orlando Airport #10

In Search of Wyland Walls

One of the benefits of our search for Wyland murals is that it takes us places we would not normally go. In this case, we headed to the last state that has many walls we have not …

Posted by dane on Sun, Feb 16, 2014

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