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VIDEO: Auto repair shop celebrates Nelson mural festival

A painting by Barry Overn at Downtown Automotive turned heads at the festival opening.

The first annual Nelson International Mural Festival was celebrated this weekend, with many new murals around Nelson, many of them in surprising locations on unlikely surfaces. One of the most impressive murals was painted on the side of Downtown Auto on Stanley Street.

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The mural by Barry Overn of Calgary shows Nelson’s first three automobiles. Photo: Bill Metcalfe


Bill Metcalfe

About the Author: Bill Metcalfe

I have lived in Nelson since 1994 and worked as a reporter at the Nelson Star since 2015.
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