Illinois' Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival-- Part 4-- Still in Pontiac

THE WALLDOGS MURAL MUSEUM

There was a tent set up outside the new Walldogs Museum at 217 Mill Street and cake, pastries and veggie dip inside. Two rooms are devoted to original art works by various Walldogs and are for sale, so if you're looking for that special piece for a wall, this be the place. They are not cheap, though, but hey, original.

All along one wall are tee shirts that were worn by the Dogs at various towns in gatherings over their career. They have members all over the world and take their name from artists who did outdoor advertising (on the sides of buildings mostly) in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

They also have several dioramas. I was told there were 23 Walldogs in and around town for this grand opening. I believe there are plans to add one more mural every year to those already existing.

The next Illinois Walldogs event will be in Danville, along the Indiana line the first weekend in August where 12 murals are planned. In June. they will be at Plymouth, Wisconsin from the 22nd to 26th for 15 planned murals.

--RoadDog