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Who are those people on the wall in Berwyn?

Berwyn, pa mural

Ever wondered who are those people on the wall in Berwyn?

Painted in 2005 over the summer on the wall of a building opposite Clay's Bakery on Waterloo Avenue the mural depicts a Fourth of July parade and was commisioned by Earnest Eadeh and painted on the side of a building Earnest owns in Berwyn, PA. There are a host of people who many may not know. But thanks to C. Herbert Fry a local historian the information is available.

It is a colorful eye catching patriotic piece of work with flags flying. The 20 faces from right to left are Gene Williams, Easttown Township Manager, Carol Williams, Secretary for Surender Kohli, Carolyn Carter, Easttown Volunteer, John Thomas owner of the barbershop on whose wall the mural is is painted, Denise bones, owner of Clay's Bakery, Keith Martin, a Wayne electirician, Chantal Eadeh Goldberg daughter of Earnest Eadeh and carrying her young baby, Lydia Corinne in her left arm and leading her 2 year old daughter, at the time, Jocelyn Sarah with her right hand; Clay Carter, husband of Carolyn Carter, Bill Connor Sr., owner of the the former Connor's Pharmacy; Bill Fritz, president of Fritz Lumber in Berwyn; Leslie Eadeh, wife of Earnest Eadeh; Earnest Eadeh; Surender Kohli, of Kohli & Associates and Easttown Township Engineer; Heather Eadeh; daughter of Earnest Eadeh; Jack McCormick, a Berwyn Roofer who prepared the roof of the mural building; recently retired Tom Armstrong then Easttown Police Chief. The 3 horses, Chancellor, Derby and Rocky are from Fox Meadow Farms. Jim Stowell, Sr owner of Jim's Berwyn Sunoco in Easttown and Jim's Berwyn Aito Repair in Strafford is driving the horses and standing at the back of the turn-of-the-century steam pumper fire engine is Dave black, facilities manager for Earnest Eadeh.

Three buildings are also depicted, Berwyn Train Station, the former Connor's Pharmacy, and the Berwyn Primary School. The mural was created by Karl Yoder and ainted by a graduate of Pratt Institute in Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

Posted Monday Aug 17