Once in a while I like to head up Highway 65 to Exeter. It’s a fantastic little town with 26 outdoor murals. The town was going the way of many small towns, especially after the citrus freeze of 1990, but they found a way to reinvent themselves: become a tourist attraction with cool restaurants and shops and outdoor art. And the art is good.
My sister came with me and we ate lunch at the Hometown Emporium – we like it there because their homemade bread is the best. And Cris adores their fried bologna sandwiches. Someone has to like bologna – Oscar Meyer sells a lot of it.
This is the view from Hometown Emporium. The Yokohl label is one of my favorites. We stopped at a lovely little park. Can you tell the mural from the sky?
Very pleasant. And there are nice little shops and restaurants right by the park.
Another view from this grassy area.
This mural depicts a packing house from when? 50s? Earlier? Notice the male supervisor making sure the women are doing their work correctly.
I’m going back as soon as the weather cools off to walk the whole town and see all 26 murals (it’s a small town). But we had a very pleasant excursion.
