Photo gallery: Pinckney Tunnel Murals

New murals line both walls the length of the Pinckney School tunnel beneath 6th Street thanks to artists from Van Go, Inc. and help from the Pinckney PTO, the city of Lawrence, Lawrence Schools Foundation, OWL Assoc. and the Pinckney Neighborhood Assoc.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Pinckney Elementary students exit the south side of the school's Sixth Street tunnel on their way home from school Tuesday. New mural panels at the entrance and along both walls now decorate the inside of the underpass, thanks to artists from Van Go Inc. and help from the Pinckney PTO, the city of Lawrence, Lawrence Schools Foundation, and Old West Lawrence and Pinckney Neighborhood associations. A mural unveiling ceremony is Friday at 5 p.m.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Pinckney Elementary students walk through the tunnel beneath 6th Street on their way home from school Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Murals line both walls the length of the tunnel thanks to artists from Van Go, Inc. and help from the Pinckney PTO, the city of Lawrence, Lawrence Schools Foundation, OWL Association and the Pinckney Neighborhood Association.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Bright-colored mural panels now line both walls the length of the Pinckney Elementary School tunnel beneath Sixth Street.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Pinckney Elementary students Edith Patterson, 7, and Annabelle Hurst, 9, walk with Patterson's dog Rosie, through the tunnel beneath Sixth Street on their way home from school Tuesday. New mural panels line both walls the length of the tunnel thanks to artists from Van Go Inc. with help from the Pinckney PTO, the city of Lawrence, Lawrence Schools Foundation, and the Old West Lawrence and Pinckney Neighborhood associations. The panel at right includes references to, from left, The Little Red School House, Hugh Cameron aka "the Kansas Hermit" and John Brown. A mural unveiling ceremony is scheduled for Friday at 5 p.m.

photo by: Mike Yoder

A father and daughter pass through the Pinckney school tunnel beneath 6th Street on their way home from school Tuesday, April 30, 2013. New murals line both walls the length of the tunnel thanks to artists from Van Go, Inc. and help from the Pinckney PTO, the city of Lawrence, Lawrence Schools Foundation, OWL Assoc. and the Pinckney Neighborhood Assoc. A mural unveiling ceremony is Friday, May 3, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.