Around Town

Celebration for Mural that Adorns History-Filled Building

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What used to be a dingy wall overlooking a small parking lot, now beams with color from a mural painted by Watertown teens over the summer. On Sunday, Sept. 21, a group came to dedicate “Tapestry of Cultures,” which is on the side of the a building along Baptist Walk. Alan Dana, whose grandfather and great uncle bought the building in the 1910s, said the mural is a big improvement. “It was a blank wall and it had some graffiti,” Dana said.

Entertainment

Students Bring Watertown Square Wall to Life With New Mural

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A wall that until recently had graffiti on it now has a new coat of paint – one which captures the fabric of the Watertown community. The mural project is the second collaboration between Roxbury artist Gregg Bernstein and students from Watertown High School’s art program. Last year, students put up a mural on the wall along the Community Path between Whites and Waverley avenues (see more here). The project is different in many ways from the one painted last year. Last year, the mural mural was on a quiet path and focused on places and life around Watertown.