The ''Wall of Welcome'' is a 120-foot-long

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...

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located at 7100 Woodrow Avenue in the Crestview neighborhood of

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. First envisioned by artist and Brentwood resident Jean Graham in 2002, the Wall reflects the community and documents some of the history of the Brentwood and Crestview neighborhoods. Fundraising for the wall began in 2003 with the first Violet Crown Festival. Jean and hundreds of neighbors worked together for five years to make the wall a reality; it was completed and dedicated in March 2008. The 2008 short fil
''A Community Mosaic''
produced by Rob and Susan Burneson, tells the story of the creation of the Wall, along with the history and people of Brentwood and Crestview. Barbara Lugge's boo
''Wall of Welcome: A Neighborhood Project''
illustrates the wall and its individual tiles.

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