Sandstone Mural

The upstate New York region is littered with small charming quaint villages and towns. The population of many of these rural communities numbers in the hundreds or, at most, a few thousand residents and nearly every one of these communities were created in the early-to-mid 1800's. Needless to say there is a lot of unique architecture. Part of the architectural uniqueness lies in the building materials themselves. In this case, Medina Sandstone, which was quarried in Medina, NY in the 1800's.

While you can still visit Medina, NY, the quarry and its sandstone have long since ceased. But the buildings that used this particular dusky-colored sandstone still remain and probably will for another 150 years. One of the habits in a good many of these communities is that murals, often mimicking street scenes like the one here, can easily be found. Beautiful and eye-catching they add a sense of whimsy to these already striking structures.