Mural titled Waiting for the Reading and Columbia Train, 2009

Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA, 2009.
29.3 m X 3.25 m (96’x11′)
Designed by Bassem Yousri  and executed with the help of Ephrata’s community.

Mixed colors.

Starting to color the tiles.

Almost ready to be pasted onto the walls.

Applying the glue.

Applying the glue.

Preparing to put the first tile of fabric in place.

Starting to look more like a mural!

Paul!

Almost done.

Design on paper.

The finished mural.

An archival photo of the same site which used to be a train station. It was functional between 1856 and the 1950s.