FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — More than 200 people headed to downtown Florence on Saturday to help paint a massive mural honoring a local business leader.
“The piece is very large,” Hannah Davis, Florence’s development manager said. “It’s going to be 25-feet tall and 40-feet wide, and will go up on the side of the Thompson Barber College building.”
Davis said the idea for the project came from Will Thompson, the owner of Thompson Barber Shop and College, who wanted to honor his father, Rev. W.L. Thompson.
“It was just a dream come true for the Thompson family to be able to see our dad, who has done so much, be recognized, and for the city to make such a big effort to do so,” Thompson said.
The block of Dargan Street where the mural will stand was named after Rev. Thompson in 2016.
Mayor Teresa Myers Ervin helped paint sections of the mural and said it will recognize his contributions to the city,…
