Wild West Liquor Mural, 1996

I have lived in Duluth my whole life, most of which has been on the west side of town. I remember being a little girl and living in the Applewood Apartments right behind the liquor store...and for as long as I can remember, there was always something painted on the side of the liquor store. I lived in that apartment complex in the 80's, then after less than 10 years, we moved back to West Duluth, and there was still a painting on the building. Now mind you, I cannot remember if they were the same paintings or if they were different...the reason I remember it so well is because I could not understand why there was a cartoon painted on the wall of a liquor store.  As an adult, old enough to buy alcohol, before that store closed, I remember pulling up to it and thinking to myself how odd it was to go into the same liquor store that had the mural painted outside of it that I loved to look at growing up.  So I am curious about who did the painting and how long the "tradition" was around for.