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Lucas Stock said that The themes represented are local history and hope for the future. Yuri Von and Ron Esser did historical research on the area’s industry, inventions, architecture including schools, churches, factory buildings, train lines, the companies that operated in Blawnox, the local workforce, working conditions, working class culture and their traditions. The train in the foreground is the Hoboken Line that used to run through the area’s factory lines.
Right away you notice the industrial side on the left half is done in hot colors, with an abrupt transition to the cool blues of the community on the right side. You can almost feel the heat of the mills and the railroad yard on a summer day.
Why does the train say Hoboken?
From Wikipedia:
"The town was originally founded in the late 18th century, with the name Hoboken PA. Steel was the community's major industry, with the area being home to both the Blaw Steel Co. and the Knox Welded and Pressed Steel Co. When the Blaw Steel Co. acquired the Knox Welded and Pressed Steel Co. in 1917, the company became known as the Blaw-Knox Steel Construction Co.
When Hoboken PA was required by the Post Office to change its name because Hoboken, New Jersey had a prior claim to the same name, the management of the Blaw-Knox Steel Construction Co. asked the people of the town to change the name to Blawnox, and the residents did."
Lucas Stock was kind enough to send us a photograph from when they were painting this mural:
Photo by Lucas Stock.
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