Effort under way to restore New Deal murals in Ellicott City tourist center

Images commissioned to raise morale now adorn tourist center Ellicott City residents are leading a charge to restore imposing murals depicting Ellicott City life that were painted during the New Deal to raise morale during the Great Depression. The images became tarnished over time due to tobacco smoke and car exhaust in the old Post Office, which has now become a county welcome center. Center …

More: continued here