Mural: Sound Wave - Northampton, MA

Sound Wave

North Street

Northampton, MA

N 42° 19.541 W 072° 37.924

Quick Description: 

A retaining wall along North Street in Northampton, MA has been transformed into a digital representation of a sound wave keyed to the time of day.
Location: Massachusetts, United States

Long Description:

The 128' long by 8' high Sound Wave mural completely covers a cinder block retaining wall for a parking lot along North Street. At the top, the mural is marked off in hourly intervals beginning at 7 pm and ending at 7 pm, 24 hours later. The mural is a digital depiction of a blue and black sound wave against an orange (upper) and gray (lower) background. The Sound Wave starts loudly, diminished in intensity after midnight until 6 am when it increases in intensity to 7 pm the following day. Thus the digital sound wave is a true indication of sound levels throughout the day.

The mural was created in 2012 by four artists: Carolyn Clayton, Dana Wilde, Darya Diamond & Perry Huntoon of the Creative Community Collective, a.k.a. C3.

Roadside Attraction: Tallest Uncle Sam in the World - Lake George, NY

Tallest Uncle Sam in the World

Lake George, NY

N 43° 23.754 W 073° 42.190

Quick Description: 

The World's tallest statue of Uncle Sam is located outside the Magic Forest amusement park in Lake George, NY.

Long Description:

In the parking area outside the Magic Forest Amusement Park stands a giant fiberglass Uncle Sam statue. The statue is surrounded by a low iron fence. A sign on the fence is inscribed:

HERE STANDS UNCLE SAM

THE WORLD'S TALLEST UNCLE SAM

WAS BOUGHT FROM DANBURY

FAIR IN 1981. ERECTED HERE AT

MAGIC FOREST IN 1982. HE STANDS 

38 FEET TALL, WEIGHS 4,500 LBS.

AND IS MADE OF FIRERGLASS.

REPAINTED WITH ACME BASE COAT

CLEAR COAT SYSTEM IN 1992.