The Murals in Disney's Contemporary Resort: The Everyday Advenures Of The Purple Van February 9, 2010
Way back in the dark ages of 1971, there was a new hotel that opened along with Walt Disney World called Disney's Contemporary Resort.
Burdened with the obligation to look...well..."contemporary", the hotel was always in a race to be cutting edge and has gone through transformation after transformation. Over the years every surface inside the Contemporary has changed at least once...except the ceramic murals.
This mural of ceramic tiles is one of several that begin on the fourth floor of the Contemporary and extend 90 feet up in what was originally called the Grand Canyon Concourse. The Pueblo Indian theme fit in well at the tme.
The mural was created by Disney Imagineer Mary Blair who was also the person who designed the "look" of Small World (see the resemblance?).
The murals may not seem too "contemporary" these days, but I'm glad they're still there...
john
Disney's Contemporary Resort is located in Walt Disney World.
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