The Route 66 town of Cuba, Mo., is known for its outdoor murals along the main drag.
Now, it appears Cuba will start to be known for indoor murals as well.
Painter Ray Harvey has completed artwork of vintage vehicles on four walls inside the Midwest Petroleum Travel Plaza, located just north of Interstate 44, according to Jane Reed of the Cuba Free Press. The truck stop formerly was known as the Voss Truck Port.
Don McNutt, president and CEO of Midwest Petroleum, said the original idea for the murals came from a waitress, and it made sense because the murals would make an immediate impact when a customer entered the two-story atrium. The murals are just part of Midwest’s overall plans to improve the facilities, and they complement Cuba’s “Mural City” reputation. […]
A few months after Harvey completed the first 50-foot wall of classic cars, which he called Classic Road Show, McNutt and his customers were so pleased with the result that Harvey was commissioned to complete the remaining three walls above the entrance area.
One 25-foot wall was painted with nostalgic 18-wheelers and a Greyhound bus. This section of the mural above the restaurant entrance contains the logo Dottie’s Restaurant, which pays tribute to McNutt’s mother Dottie, who raised five young sons with a loving but firm hand after her husband died. The restaurant at the Travel Plaza will be named Dottie’s, with a change of the menu art and other signage that Harvey also painted.
The article includes two photos of Harvey’s artwork in the truck stop. The murals are part of extensive remodeling and improvements scheduled there.
Other images can be seen here. And Ray Harvey’s site contains a bunch of photos, too.