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by John Morris in Hidden on 06/7/2008
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I absolutely love this painting. It’s on the side of a barbershop on the corner of Wilmington and Davie Streets. I know it has been repainted at least once in the past 4 years, as it was faded the first time I saw it. As noted in the bottom right corner, it was painted/updated by James Stacy Utley in 1994, but it older than that. It’s interesting to note that the skyline’s two tallest buildings are Progress I and the BB&T building.

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Devin
06/08/2008

Also, notice the 7 Up dot men. totally retro!
booze
07/20/2008

I’m interested in redoing the frame. Is the building owner the person to contact for this? I think it would only cost 20 bucks plus the labor to do it. Thanks for any info.

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