Tuesday, May 25, 2010
From Chicano Park to Toledo Ohio
South Toledo underpass becomes colorful canvas
Muralist Mario Torero of San Diego puts the finishing touches on the large, vibrant mural. By CLAUDIA BOYD-BARRETT
BLADE STAFF WRITER
In Toledo's Old South End, the perennial fight against urban decay has the help of an unlikely weapon: the paintbrush.
Dozens of paintbrushes, in fact.
These simple tools - in the hands of area residents, artists, teachers, students, and schoolchildren - recently transformed a noisy, dirt-strewn underpass into a riotously colorful work of art.
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