OpinionJuly 7, 2005
A place of beauty
Wonder awaits anyone who has not yet been to downtown Cape Girardeau to see the Mississippi River Tales mural on the floodwall and the just-completed $300,000 renovation of adjacent Water Street. This is a sight and a destination in which all of Southeast Missouri can take pride...
Wonder awaits anyone who has not yet been to downtown Cape Girardeau to see the Mississippi River Tales mural on the floodwall and the just-completed $300,000 renovation of adjacent Water Street. This is a sight and a destination in which all of Southeast Missouri can take pride.
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The rediscovery of cultural history that has been budding downtown in recent years has flowered in the extraordinary mural, the new cobblestone sidewalk and diagonal parking along the newly one-way Water Street.
The mural will be dedicated in ceremonies at noon today to be attended by the artist, Thomas Melvin, a Chicagoan who has understood well the stories of Southeast Missouri and Cape Girardeau and has shown us the beauty of this place we call home.
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