Maze of the Week #18 - Miles the Monster Maze - Dover International Speedway

May 2, 2022

It is race season. This week I am featuring a maze of Miles the Monster from Dover International Speedway in Dover Delaware. The maze construction is a draw and cut. I originally made this maze in black and white (with the exception of the red eyes), but went back and made a a color version.

Some information about Miles the Monster

Built in 2008, Miles is the mascot of Dover International Speedway. It is 46 feet high and made of fiberglass. He holds a car in his raised right hand (and it changes). According to Roadside America: “Miles' circular base is lined with granite plaques paying tribute to the winners of every Dover NASCAR race since the track opened in 1969. The base is so large that it has room for winners until 2035.”

Here is an old video that shows the construction of Miles the Monster.

The mazes:

The first version I did in mostly black and white.

Miles the Monster Maze - Dover International Speedway black and white — Miles the Monster Maze

And the full color version which adds grey and black along with some coloring on the car.

Miles the Monster Maze - Dover International Speedway in color

I hope you enjoy the mazes. You can find downloads of the maze at the mazes permanent home.

Coming next week:

A large sign (but a small sign maze).

Maze of the Week #14 - Rockford Tower Maze

April 4, 2022

We stay in the state of Delaware for this weeks maze with the Rockford Tower. The tower is located in Wilmington, Delaware and is located in the middle of the Rockford Park. The maze is a draw and cut construction using the stones as walls that pathways move through, I made 2 variations of the maze….with only one change - the better version is below.

Some information about Rockford Tower

The Tower includes a historical marker with the following inscription:

“In 1895, Theodore Leisen, engineer for the Wilmington Board of Park Commissioners, recommended that “a large pavilion and observatory” be built in Rockford Park on what was called Mt. Salem Hill, the highest point in the city at 330 feet above sea level. His proposal coincided with the Board of Water Commissioners’ conclusion that Wilmington was in need of a new water tower in that neighborhood. The two boards merged their projects in Rockford Tower. Built between 1899 and 1902, the half-million-gallon water storage tank and observatory is constructed of natural field stone and is an example of the Italian Renaissance Revival style. Rockford Tower is 57 feet in diameter at the base, 75 feet high to the floor of the observatory, and reaches a total height of 115 feet.”

— Inscription

You can read about the tower history here, and see some great old pictures including one showing it’s construction. Or if you are a sucker for drone videos like I am, check this one out:

The mazes:

Black and white. This is a new and improved version of the maze. The outline of the tower changed…from straight lines to lines that are shaped more like the individual stones. It was a slight change but make the tower look more natural !

I hope you enjoy the maze. You can find downloads of the maze at the mazes permanent home.

Coming next week:

A sign maze.

Maze of the Week #13 - Clayton Theatre Maze

March 28, 2022

My favorite maze of the year (so far) is this week’s maze of the Clayton Theatre in Dagsboro, Delaware. I love movies and enjoy going to old movie theaters. The maze construction I used for this maze is a draw and cut. The bricks used for the façade make a natural "maze wall for the maze pathways to work themselves through.

Some information about the Clayton Theatre

Built in 1948, this is the last first run single screen theater in Delaware. After watching the video below and seeing the marquee lit up at night, I have been tempted to do a version of the maze “at night” showing off the wonderful colors. I put that on my to-do list. I also am suddenly hungry for some popcorn ! You can find what movie is playing here.

The maze:

Mostly a black and white maze, with a small pop of color in red for the PG-13. But, this is NOT a black and white maze as this this the actual coloring of the theatre !

I hope you enjoy the maze. You can find downloads of the maze at the mazes permanent home.

Coming next week:

A maze of another building in Delaware ! I think you will like it !

Maze of the Week #12 - Waterbury Clock Tower Maze

March 21, 2022

Maze #12 of the year features the Waterbury Clock Tower at Waterbury Union Station in Waterbury, Connecticut. It is a building maze, and is the first maze that does not use perspective, and instead uses a flat, geometric drawing of the tower. The maze is a simple standard construction. I did 2 versions, the original in black and white, and a colorized version. For the colorized version I used the drone footage below (Thank you Manxcat73) ! Without that footage, the pictures I found did not show the colors clearly.

Some information about Waterbury Union Station

The station was built in 1909 and it features a 240 foot tower, the subject of my maze. The station is the last stop for its branch of the Metro North railroad. It is a long 2 hours and 45 minutes to Grand Central Station. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 1978.

Here is some wonderful drone footage of the tower where you can see it’s features and the surrounding town up close !

The maze:

A simple black and white maze. I should mention this is not REALLY a maze of the clock tower, but the top portion of it, I I made the full tower to scale it would be much longer !!