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===Wall murals=== There are 51 large murals on the sides of buildings in Lake Placid's "uptown" area. These have become a tourist attraction.<ref name=murals>{{cite web |url=http://www.muralsoflakeplacid.com/ |title=The Town of Murals |publisher=Lake Placid Mural Society |access-date=February 15, 2019}}</ref> The Welcome Center sells a booklet with a map of the murals that provides specifics about the history that each one depicts, as well as information about the artist(s).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.floridianamagazine.com/town-of-murals-lake-placid-florida/|title=Town of Murals: Lake Placid, Florida|date=April 23, 2017|website=Floridiana Magazine|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref> The murals were planned in 1992 by Harriet and Bob Porter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coastlinestoskylines.com/lake-placid-florida-the-town-of-murals-caladiums-clowns/|title=Lake Placid, Florida: Town of Murals, Caladiums and Clowns|date=October 5, 2018|website=Coastlinestoskylines.com|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref> and were painted in subsequent years by various artists, most depicting the history of the area. Some feature the ''[[trompe-l'Εil]]'' technique.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/travel/fl-fea-lake-placid-fla-20170627-story.html|title=Florida travel: Lake Placid full of murals, caladiums and clowns|first=Gunnar|last=Johnson|website=Sun-sentinel.com|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref>{{clear}}
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