Murals, painted on the sides of prominent buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, were once the preferred way of advertising products from Coca-Cola to laxatives, and almost anything in between. While soda brands seem to dominate the mural landscape, pitches for obscure products and services survive in some locations. The BearLax mural was restored a few years ago as an important document of small-town life. The Georgia Grassroots Art Program, a program of the Georgia Council for the Arts, was responsible for this project.
Monticello Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
My great-grandparents lived in Monticello back in the 1970s through 1990s, and I remember seeing that mural anytime I’d ride with my great-grandfather on routine errands, be it going to the bank (where I’d always get a sucker from the teller and a few Ford chiclets from the gumball machine for a penny per piece), the Red & White grocery store (would always get an egg from the Fred Flintstone vending machine), or other places, we’d always drive past that BearLax mural. It’s to Monticello what The Big Chicken is to Marietta. Glad to see it’s being restored every so often.
Don’t this look like a dandy cure! Maybe Dr. Kirk might consider switching to it for colonoscopies. Looks like it works right fast!