Monday, October 28, 2013

Two New Britain Avenue Bus Shelters



Back to Connecticut for Monday Mural.  (I haven't seen any murals in Naples yet.)

New Britain is a long street that runs along the southern part of West Hartford.  Two of the bus shelters on New Britain Avenue have murals with trees as the theme.  The top shelter is near the intersection with Newington Road, just outside the Elmwood Senior Center.  The artist is Nan Runde.

The bottom shelter has a mural by Tao and Amy LaBossiere in front of Wolcott Park.  The mural shows birches and lines from the famous Joyce Kilmer poem:  I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree.




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21 comments:

  1. Manju ModiyaniOctober 28, 2013 at 5:33 AM

    Wow! Everything is so spic and span! Love the environs :)

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  2. cieldequimperOctober 28, 2013 at 6:23 AM

    Oh wow, can you send these over here please? Especially the aspen!

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  3. Tanya BreeseOctober 28, 2013 at 7:17 AM

    it's too early, i read "birches" as something else ;)

    these are really nice!

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  4. LowellOctober 28, 2013 at 8:08 AM

    Both of these are quite attractive but the "sons of birches" one takes the prize.

    Keep swinging!

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  5. Billy Blue EyesOctober 28, 2013 at 8:26 AM

    never seen any like that before. Very nice

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  6. KateOctober 28, 2013 at 8:31 AM

    Nice that the city fathers make plans and execute them to beautify the city in many different ways. Nice touch!

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  7. Luis GomezOctober 28, 2013 at 9:07 AM

    These are very nice looking Jack. I really like the second one!

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  8. SharonOctober 28, 2013 at 9:19 AM

    These really are very nice. I especially like the one in the second shot. It just blends in with the scenery around it so well.

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  9. Sylvia KOctober 28, 2013 at 10:56 AM

    These are great, Jack, and of course, I totally agree with Lowell regarding the "son of birches"!! Have a great start for your week -- camera in hand, of course!!

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  10. PerthDailyPhotoOctober 28, 2013 at 11:14 AM

    I like them both Jack, but I looooove the Kilmer quote!

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  11. MalyssOctober 28, 2013 at 1:21 PM

    My fav is the second one. I like the quote that goes with it.

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  12. LOLfromPasaOctober 28, 2013 at 1:49 PM

    I am impressed! A lot of planning must have gone into this project and the outcome is fantastic. Comments are pretty good too :).

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  13. William KendallOctober 28, 2013 at 1:51 PM

    It's an ideal use for what's otherwise just utilitarian space!

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  14. VPOctober 28, 2013 at 2:09 PM

    I like the backgrounds for the benches, the project is a good one and should be an example to follow elsewhere...

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  15. RedPatOctober 28, 2013 at 5:26 PM

    Love the trees in both shelters, Jack. We learned that poem in early grade school and I could still recite it to you. I've always like it!

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  16. MoOctober 28, 2013 at 8:03 PM

    Doubt you'd see anything like that this side of the ditch

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  17. LynetteOctober 28, 2013 at 10:43 PM

    Jack, it's great to see these beauties. Thanks!

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  18. RandyOctober 28, 2013 at 11:17 PM

    These are great. I like the red tree.

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  19. Cezar and LéiaOctober 29, 2013 at 4:00 AM

    The paintings are beautiful, I love the Autumn tree!
    Léia

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  20. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerOctober 29, 2013 at 5:51 AM

    If only we could get some bus shelters like that here in Kuantan! Here there is a just a post and people have to wait out in the heat of the sun...

    Duncan in Kuantan

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  21. Stefan JanssonOctober 29, 2013 at 6:21 AM

    Very impressive. I took a photo of a bus stop in Haninge yesterday. Might post in on the blog tomorrow. Prepare to laugh out loud.

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