Tour Overview
A walking tour that explores the history of Tompkins County through public art.
A walking tour of murals in downtown Ithaca that explore local history, and historic figures with ties to Ithaca and Tompkins County.
Explore historic snippets of Tompkins County through this public art walking tour of downtown Ithaca. Murals were created by different artists over more than two decades. Not all murals featuring local history are listed, and we encourage everyone to explore and enjoy all the public art downtown.
Learn more at ithacamurals.com
ACCESSIBILITY NOTES ABOUT THE TOUR:
Intended to be a walking or biking trail.
Total distance travelled: 3.05 miles
Elevation: Mostly Flat
Listen to the tour on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tompkinshistory/sets/history-art-in-downtown-ithaca
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Resesarch compiled by The History Center in Tompkins County in the fall of 2020. Images taken in the fall of 2020 by Zoë Van Nostrand. This project was made possible in part through grant support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the History at Home learning materials, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.Stops
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Stop 1: Two Row 400 Year Anniversary Mural
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Stop 2: Hello Old Friend Tile Project
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Stop 3: Karen Mural Project
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Stop 4: Firehouse 5 Mural
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Stop 5: Tompkins Center for History & Culture Mural
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Stop 6: Prehistoric Ithaca
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Stop 7: A Kid's Eye View
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Stop 8: Alex Haley Municipal Pool Mural
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Stop 9: West End Mural
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Stop 10: Union Muralists
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Stop 11: Toni Morrison Mural
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Stop 12: Historic Ithaca's Plain Street Mural
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Stop 13: Ezra Cornell
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Stop 14: Women's Nomination Belt Mural
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Stop 15: Going to Market
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Stop 16: Underground Railroad Mural
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