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Originally Posted by copper14
there is a group of very talented painters called the wall dogs.i think they are from Pontiac il.they go to towns and paint on buildings the pictures of local famous things.my hometown,kewanee,il had the wall dogs come several years ago.the wall dogs painted pictures of the uss Kewanee,a ww 2 ship,roger reiman,our famous ama motorcycle racer and hd dealer,and Neville brand,a famous Hollywood actor from Kewanee.the walldogs went to Streator il lately and painted a huge picture of tat on a wall and several other pictures.tat is still well known in racing circles and was one of the best ever.cg
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Copper, the Wall Dogs are actually from all over the world. We spoke with several of them this summer when they converged on Streator, IL which is Bob Tattersall's home town. During the time they were painting the murals Delores was on site every day at the building where Tat's picture is painted. She was determined to make sure they got it right. LOL!!
Australian tour groups come to Streator every summer and stop and visit Delores and visit Bob's grave site. We've talked with several Aussies out at the Belleville Midget Nationals who weren't yet born at the time Bob passed away and they know exactly who Tat was and what he accomplished while racing in Australia.