Painting Description

Bill Mathews, the proprietor of Barrons Menswear, was skeptical when Marilyn and I asked about the availability of third floor space above his store on King Street in Waterloo. The space had been vacant for a number of years so the need to clean, paint and buff was monumental. The price however was right—$40 a month. That was our first apartment. We loved it. Four years later we moved. Several years later a fire swept through that building, next to last beside the railroad tracks in uptown Waterloo. This sketch was painted in 1997 long after the building’s time.

This image is available for Licensing. Contact Cynthia [email protected] for inquiries.