Heartbeat of Palatka, Circa 1890 - 1909 - 1916

Heartbeat of Palatka
c. 1890 - 1909 - 1916

Artist: Terry Smith

Location: 205 N. 2nd Street

Size: 14' x 34'

Sponsors: City of Palatka

 

This mural was almost totally demolished due to a roof leak generated by Hurricane Frances in 2004.

Here is what it looked like:

Heartbeat of Palatka
c. 1890 - 1909 - 1916, Damaged Mural

Heartbeat of Palatka
		c. 1890 - 1909 - 1916, Damaged Mural under repair

Heartbeat of Palatka
c. 1890 - 1909 - 1916, Repairing the mural

As you can see from the photos above, the artist tried to repair it by scraping off the loosened paint, then sketching in the general guidelines. Unfortunately, between times that he was able to work on it, more damage was done...He had to start all over and repaint the entire mural!

The latest version is even more beautiful than the original.

The Conlee-Snyder Mural Committee is very grateful to the artist, Terry Smith, for his dedication to his work, which adds so much to the work of the committee.