Not a wallflower June 6, 2010

The International Walldog Mural and Sign Art Museum in Pontiac, Ill., has seen hundreds of visitors since opening May 1, according to a report in the Bloomington Pantagraph.

“We have been doing really well, and we are getting visitors from all over,” said museum manager Kristen Mehlberg. “We’ve had visitors from 15 states and seven different countries come in while traveling Route 66. Just recently, we had some people from Australia and India come in.”

Mehlberg said that about 450 people have signed the guest book. However, she said the true number of visitors is much higher.

The history of murals and sign art are the focus of the museum, including those on Route 66. The Walldogs is an artists’ organization that has created 19 murals in downtown Pontiac.