Segment of Rayen School mural to go on display at Tyler History Center

YOUNGSTOWN — A mural that graced a hallway at the former Rayen School on Benita Avenue for decades will again be on display to the public at a downtown museum.

The mural, 6 feet high and 65 feet long, was created in the 1958-59 school year by Rayen art teacher John Benninger and his students and adorned a hallway at the North Side high school, which was demolished several years ago. It depicts a street scene in front of the school.

After being removed and cleaned by an art conservation expert, the mural was turned over on permanent loan to the Mahoning Valley Historical Society by the Youngstown school board.

Beginning Friday, an 11-foot segment of the restored mural will go on display on the third floor of the historical society’s Tyler History Center, 325 W. Federal St., downtown.