Vassar’s Whimsical Welcome

Where will your project take place?

139 E. Huron Avenue, the City of Vassar-on the side of Living Wonders Gifts.

Briefly Describe Your Project Idea:

The Vassar DDA is honored to have the opportunity to tell you about the beautiful addition in the works for a prominent Downtown Vassar Building. The idea is simple yet striking: Adorn the side of 139 E. Huron Ave. with a Whimsical Welcome! Situated in historic Downtown, this is the PERFECT canvas!

Why does your community need this project?

The City of Vassar is situated along the M15 Heritage Route. We enjoy lots of out-of-town traffic and visitors from near and far. We want to let folks know they have arrived in a warm, welcoming, city! As this mural will be painted on a highly visible, downtown building, it will be a joy for residents and passersby alike! We already have other downtown business owners on board to help with funding and see this project through. This grant would certainly ease the financial weight on our downtown small business owners.

What do you hope to achieve through this project?

It’s amazing what a few visual elements can say about a city. The existance of a mural on a downtown building ‘waves’ at visitors. Painting a mural on the building that we intend to embellish will ‘shout’ at visitors…”HELLO and WELCOME!” You are in a space that offers something new and something familiar. It also says there are people in this town that care and are fun and want to see wonderful things happen for their community. Visitors and residents will feel that there is life in the downtown…all from some colors on some bricks. How powerful! That’s our goal!