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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Committee considers replacement for Green Bay mural

January 23, 2013

After a beloved mural on a Metra retention wall on Green Bay Road was unexpectedly removed in November, the Evanston Public Art Committee has begun considering options to replace the mural. Jeff Cory,...

Left: The mural depicting the history of Evanston, composed by an ETHS graduate, pictured in 2009, before the re-painting. Right: A man walks past the newly painted walls near the Hertz rent-a-car business. The Green Bay Road mural was painted over by a landlord who mistook it for graffiti.

Prominent mural of Evanston history ‘accidentally’ destroyed

November 14, 2012

A beloved mural painted on a Metra retention wall on Green Bay Road was unexpectedly removed in recent weeks, according to a news release sent out by the city of Evanston on Wednesday. The 110-foot...

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