Lompoc Mural – California’s Gold (1010)

Imagine driving through Lompoc in the early 1940’s and coming across a huge 12 acre American flag made up of red, white and blue flowers. That’s just what people saw every spring for several years and it was a remarkable sight.

In 1942 the good folks at Bodger Seed in Lompoc decided they could do something really spectacular to support the war effort. A 12 acre flower flag was their way of saying thanks to all the Americans who were fighting the good fight. The company planted “flags” in 1942, ’43, ’45 and 1952.

In a fitting tribute to an obscure piece of California history, the town of Lompoc decided the flower flag was a wonderful image for their annual Mural-in-a-Day event as part of the Old Town Faire. The mural was painted by 15 talented artist and is truly beautiful. Huell met some folks from Bodger Seed and even someone who helped plant the “flag” in 1952.