Miriam Garfinkle Lane

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… is an all that is north of Bloor, between Christie and Bathurst. Recently a group of artists painted quite a few of the garage doors here. “Flight of the Winged Ones” was the theme of this Laneway Mural Jam and it was dedicated to the memory of Miriam Garfinkle. The following photos are the murals that can now be seen in this lane – in no particular order.

two women painting a street art mural on a garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane

below: This is Adrian Hayles‘ contribution to the project. Miriam Garfinkle (1954–2018) lived on Barton Avenue, in a house which backs onto this laneway, from 2000 to 2018. She lived and worked in this community for most of her life.

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane

below: Sebas Perez Vicentini painted this colourful mural with two long necked birds.

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane by Sebas Perez Vincenti

below: A photographer takes pictures of birds and owls in a mural by April Grace and [sorry but I couldn’t read the name].

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane by April Grace

below: “Flight of the Winged Ones” title mural.

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, purple owl in flight

below: Birch trees by the water by Joe Rich

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by Joe rich, landscape with birch trees and water

below: Julia Harper’s thunderbird of the heavens

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by Julia Harper, stars in night sky, thunderbird in the heavens

below: An archer concentrating hard on her red bow and arrow, by Hyunsun Park

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by Hyunsun Park, female archer with red bow and arrow, taking a shot, concentrating

below: Chickadees by Nick Sweetman [This is actually an artwork from a few years ago].

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by Nick Sweetman, chickadees

below: Gimun Ryu – A woman and her birds.

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by Gimun Ryu, a woman with open hand and pink birds flying towards her

below: A very stylized graphic-like rendition of birds at a cluster of bird feeders by Gust of Wind Studio (aka Mateusz Napieralski)

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, Gust of Wind Studioak a Mateusz Napieralski

below: Garages between Clinton and Manning Streets,

street art murals on many garage doors in Miriam Garfinkle Lane,

below: EGR‘s angel with a butterfly

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by EGR, an angel and a butterfly

below: ‘Kaktukopunjej’ by Veronica Orozco, in memory of Layton Stevens.

mural by Veronica Orozco, woman sitting against tree trunk while looking out over a lake, swallow flying past, against a setting sun, or it could be the moon, red handprint on woman's cheek, bird nest in tree, stars in sky

below: BJR, aka Bradley Reinhardt with a lively collection of birds in a tree – blue jay, robin, owl, cardinal, and more. A smiling grey bear and a fox are under the tree and Canada Geese are flying by. A green snake lurks under the tree.

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, a lively collection of birds in a tree - blue jay, robin, owl, cardinal, and more. A smiling grey bear and a fox are under the tree and Canada Geese are flying by. A green snake lurks under the tree.

below: A blue Owl and a cardinal (with its foot in the door handle).

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by Bradley Reinhardt, a blue owl and a red northern cardinal

below: Ohlordyitsjulia aka Julia Louise Pereira chose a nighttime scene of blue birds flying over rooftops in the city.

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by Julia Pereira, night scene in city, with birds flying around

below: The large orange bird (Phoenix?) was painted by Esky.

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane,

below: Scofy Wallz, nature in the city.

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by Scofy Wallz, woman's portrait, Toronto skyline with lake and CN tower, birds, butterfly, milkweed

below: Faces among the hummingbirds and bright flowers, by Cocreation Art (aka Danielle Hyde).

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by Danielle Hyde, faces, hummingbirds and flowers

below: More birds! Painting by Shoreland Arts, (aka Thelia Shelton).

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by Thelia Shelton

below: A closer look at the birds perched on blue branches.

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, pink and yellow birds on blue branches, Shoreland Arts

below: A fawn prances through the night sky, a nighttime apparition among the stars.

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, night sky, stars, fawn

below: A whimsical look at a fat striped caterpillar who in turn is looking at the butterflies as they flit among the milkweed and goldenrod…. by Anderkaya (aka Sarah Whang).

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by Sarah Whang
woman taking pictures of street art murals on garage doors in Miriam Garfinkle Lane,

below: A slightly creepy winged insect that resembles a tiger face… with many eyes! As you can see, the artist was Shalak (aka Shalak Attack)

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by Shalak Attack

below: The chickadees are breaking free! … by Murals by Marg,

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by Murals by Marg, chickadees

below: Talie Shalmon painted a red wing blackbird and her nest of 3 blue eggs.

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by Talie Shalmon, s large red wing blackbird flying towards a nest withthree blue eggs in it

below: A pair of indigenous art style birds.

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, indigenous art, birds

below: A big bee checks out a few flowers

below: Cedar Eve, strawberries, blueberries and a couple of strange faces.

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by Cedar Eve

below: A very large bat flying over the garden, by Trina Moyan

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by Trina Moyan, a large bat flies over a garden

below: The purple painting on the right was the contribution of nshtsh (aka Nishina)

a few street art murals on garage doors in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, including a purple one by Nishina

below: A cedar waxwing and a butterfly, by Miguel Albino.

Miguel Albino, street art mural, cedar waxwing bird and a butterfly, on a wood fence in Miraim Garfinkle lane
street art mural, birch trees, with orange circle in the middle, faces in the circle, feathers too
two women paintingstreet art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane,

below: mmm

street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane, by DJNU, a bird with a crested head

below: mmm

two men working on garages and back fence, surrounded by street art mural on garage door in Miriam Garfinkle Lane,

With apologies to the artists whose names I didn’t know.
Photos taken October 2026

Ecology and Equilibrium

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As you walk west on Carleton Street from Sherbourne, this is the view – Allan Gardens on the left and downtown Toronto straight ahead.  One of the dominant features of this view is the large mural; it was painted by Okuda (aka Okuda San Miguel) in 2018 and is called “Equilibrium”.

Carleton Street, looking west from Sherbourne, towards Homewood and Jarvis streets, tall buildings, including one with a mural on it,

A little bit farther west, and another mural comes into view.  As you get closer to Homewood, look right and look up.

north side of Carleton Street, looking west from Homewood, mural straight ahead, and mural on the right on 140 Carleton Street

northwest corner of Carleton and Homewood

A giant maple tree in autumn foliage now grows up the south wall of 140 Carleton Street.  This is a much newer mural, “Ecology of Us”.  Jarus painted this wonderful 22 storey tree this past month.

22 storeys high, mural, tree trunk, some branches and some autumn leaves

It is best viewed from Allan Gardens where the trees are also wearing their October finery these days.  In fact, the tree in the mural is based on one of the maple trees here in the park.

mural, with people sitting on a bench in the dog park at Allan Gardens, looking at mural,

view of Ecology of Us mural, by Jarus, from Allan Gardens, with two large trees blocking the view of the lower part of the mural

The “Ecology of Us” project is part of the StreetARToronto (StART) Monumental
Program.  This program funds large-scale, high-rise building murals across Toronto in collaboration with building owners (in this case, WJ Properties).   This is their second large mural in the city.

“Equilibrium” can also be seen from Allan Gardens.  It pokes its head up over the roof of one of the greenhouses.

view over the top of one of the greenhouses in Allan Gardens, mural Equilibrium, other tall buildings,

To see the whole of “Equilibrium”, you have to walk over to Jarvis Street because Grace Toronto Church, and other buildings, are in the way.

Grace Toronto church is in front of the Equilibrium mural and partially obscures it

Okuda was the lead artist; he was assisted by Adrian Hayles, Kayla Buium, and Stephanie Bellefleur.  It was funded largely by STEPS Public Art

Equilibrium, on the southwest corner of Jarvis and Carleton

woman pushing a stroller past the bottom part of mural, Equilibrium, by Okuda San Miguel

part of mural, Equilibrium, by Okuda San Miguel, naked woman in a bird mask

part of mural, Equilibrium,

Photos taken October 2026

Gallaghers Place

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There are two large murals on the walls of Gallaghers Place, a short alley in central Melbourne. They were both painted by two artists working together, Mike Makatron and Conrad Bizjak. Each presents a scene where Melbourne has been overrun by nature at some point in the future. This seems to be a common theme in Makatron’s work – there is a mural in Brunswick where a kangaroo is hopping down an abandoned street (and another old Melbourne tram).

below: This is one of the murals

Gallaghers Place in Melbourne, an alley with tall buildings on both sides, murals by Mike Makatron and Conrad Bizjak on one of the walls.

below: Melbourne City Hall overgrown and now surrounded by what looks like the start of a jungle.

Part of a mural in Gallaghers Place in Melbourne, by Mike Makatron and Conrad Bizjak, overgrown abandoned city, Melbourne city hall

below: A Melbourne tram with some very strong looking vines growing over it as well as in and out of the windows.

Part of a mural in Gallaghers Place in Melbourne, by Mike Makatron and Conrad Bizjak, overgrown abandoned city. A Melbourne tram with some very strong looking vines growing over it as well as in and out of the windows.

below: On the other side of the laneway is this mural:

Gallaghers Place in Melbourne, an alley with tall buildings on both sides, murals by Mike Makatron and Conrad Bizjak on one of the walls.

below: There are houses up high in the trees, a waterfall, and a large turtle

Part of a mural in Gallaghers Place in Melbourne, by Mike Makatron and Conrad Bizjak, There are houses up high in the trees, a waterfall, and a large turtle

below: It’s not an ordinary turtle. It is often said that a turtle carries around it’s house, i.e. the shell on its back. In this case, the turtle is carrying more than one building… a few houses? a larger house and a barn or two? a small village? And of all things, a violin lies in the grass.

below: Houses connected by stairs and bridges…. large decks… and even a swing off one deck.

urban art mural, houses built high up in the trees, connected by rope bridges and ladders
mural with large green leaves by a set of stairs leading to a coffee shop
broken top of a grey stone column in a mural with names of the artists on it, Mike Makatron and Conrad Bizjak
part of mural, lots of tropical type leaves surrounding a real danger sign

below: Signs – a mix of real and fantasy. Don’t park your motorcycle here. “Right turn from left only” is illegal in most places but in Melbourne, where they drive on the left, it is known as a hook turn. Hence, this is a very Melbourne sign. The glass cone in the background is the Cone at Melbourne Central.

part of a mural with signthat says right turn from left lane only
Melbourne city street sign, blue, Gallaghers Place

Photos taken March 2025

“people” I encountered in Montreal….

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Random sightings around Montreal

below: A portrait on pink accompanied by a gorgeous bird and a few flowers in a mural by Melissa Falconer

A portrait of a black woman on pink painted brick accompanied by a gorgeous bird and a few flowers in a mural by Melissa Falconer, on side of Baguette & Brochette shop

below: The remains of a mural by Phlegm

part of a mural by phlegm, black and white

below: Framed and topless Fractal Juice

graffiti, fractal juice, framed picture of person with colours shifted so that it looks like it is in multiple copies. Person has black hair and many red and yellow flowers in hair, topless, with white fabric draped over one shoulder

below: No faces here, instead two bodies merged into one, “Liberté” by Franco Fasoli (aka Jaz), 2015.

two bodies merged into one at the shoulders, no heads or necks, two silhouettes of bulls behind them, called Liberte, mural painted by Jaz, a k a Franco Fasoli. Arms and legs have tattoos, both wearing blue shorts

below: A face in purple and blue, by Philippe Mastrocola and Melsa Montagne

mural, large face in shades of pink, blue, and purple, by Melsa Montagne and Philippe Mastrocola

below: Part of a larger mural originally painted by Scaner in 2014. It was fixed up in 2018 by Zek One and Axe Lalime.

Part of a larger mural originally painted by Scaner in 2014, skull showing, a skeleton with clothes, upright and walking. Wearing blue jacket, white shirt, and red tie, also wearing a hat

below: Call me Daniel

very red background, street art is black line drawing of a person with no hair on top of head but long hair doen the back, open mouth screaming, with text call me Daniel

below: The top part of “Ne m’oublie pas” (“Don’t Forget Me”), created by artist Kezna Dalz during the 2024 Mural Festival

very white man with red lips and eyes closed looking upward, a halo over his head, wings on his back, in a mural by Kezna Dalz

below: Bottom of the same mural

bottom part of n'oublie pas mural by Kezna Dalz, two people

below: Incomplete and unfinished, Damaged, one-eyed man who doesn’t look too pleased – perhaps it’s the squiggles that have taken over his forehead.

black and white and grey shades, realistic image of an older man with a mustache but one eye and top of head is missing

below: Osheen Siva painted this large portrait with its radiating long blue hair and blue lips.

portrait by Osheen Siva, mural in Montreal, brown person with long blue hair, green lines on neck and shoulder, blue lips,

below: SNIKR’s paint roller girls

building with two murals, on upper floor is a woman with a paint roller, by SNIKR, lower floor has portrait of the young woman with a paint roller as well

below: Mural on the lower level seen closer.

building with two murals bySNIKR, mural on the lower level seen closer. young woman with large collar on her jacket, paint roller over her shoulder

below: I think that the signature says Lea but I am not sure. What I am sure of is that he/she has a strange imagination!

two halves, divided horizontally, upper half is painting by Lea, purple sky, man with small hat, smiley face on front of his shirt, smile on his face, but with hands that look like snake heads

below: “C’est compliqué” (It’s Complicated) by Sara Erenthal. Unfortunately the bottom part of the mural has been painted over. Originally there were two figures within the body of the woman (see next photo)…..

part of mural by Sara Erenthal, woman with surprised expression on her face, black line drawing but with red mouth
bottom part of mural, two figures sanding together

below: All wrapped up.

painting on a wood fence, probably male character with head wrapped in white bandages, blue shorts up to chin, big mouth,

below: Take the iconic I ♥ NY and transform it into a love letter to Montreal.

I love anything to do with Montreal graffiti

below: Tasty treats and curly straws.

man sitting on bench beside a food shop, with mural on outside wall, line drawing of people with drinks with curly straws, and one dog,

below: You’ve seen the signs that say “Beware of Dog”, well, here we have Beware of Old Bald Man!

doorway covered with graffiti including a bald wrestler on the door wearing bootss

below: She has six hands, two of which are holding a skull. She also has a very long (and ugly) tongue. Not the kind of person (creature?) that you would want to run into in an alley – even if she does have some similarities to the Hindu goddess Kali. Kali is associated with time, destruction, death, and the Divine Motherhood; she is the power of creation and destruction. I guess that she needs six hands after all. Painted by Bibi Una.

painting, Kali Bibi,

below: Obscured by fragments of those left behind.

eyes, from an older piece of street art where the lower parts of the face have been papered over with other graffiti, now torn

below: Sad button eyes

graffiti in Montreal on a red brick wall including a sad character that looks ike a stuffie with stitched mouth and tummy, sad face mouth, one eye is an X and the other eye looks like a button that has been sewn on

below: Happy faces

scrawl graffiti in blue and red including a couple of happy faces on corrugated metal fence

below: Rage5 stencilled on five heads covered

5 stencils in a row, woman in black head scarf, necks covered too, with rage5 on each head, graffiti in Montreal

below: mmm

graffiti of man farting. body looks lke Homer Simpson but head is different

below: It vaguely looks like a person….

drawing in black with red scribbled over it, that looks vaguely like a person, graffiti

below: A tiny man under a red heart

two pieces of graffiti on a wall, one is a tiny man and the other is a red heart

below: “I’m feeling blue – may be the skeleton is too, he’s been scrolling so long on his phone he doesn’t realize that he’s now dead.

slaps on the back of a sign, a blue square with text that says I am blue.

below: A big toothy grin and a sticker from peau-bleus

stickers on the back of a sign

below: FUQU and a wrench (probably profane but c’est la vie), wings and devil horns.

sticker graffiti, character with fuqu on front

below: “I’m grateful you’re alive” … I am also grateful that you have found your way to this page!

sticker graffiti, white with words written on it, I am grateful you are alive

Photos taken September 2024

Scream, Temple, and a face

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A look at a few more Montreal murals.

below: “Le Cri” (The Scream) by Scribe (2020)

mural by scribe, large face with blood shot blue eyes, wide open red screaming mouth ith teeth, and little characters in front, some faceless ones marching and others running. runners include a house with legs, a hamburger with legs and an egg shaped globe, also with legs
mural by scribe, large face with blood shot blue eyes, wide open red screaming mouth ith teeth, and little characters in front, some faceless ones marching

below: The egg (that could be a globe?) and the cheeseburger ran away.

two creatures running, one looks like an egg and the other has a body like a hamburger with cheese escaping

below: “The Temple” created by Mylène Chabot, Marie Gosselin, Benjamin Picard, and Mathias Vouters on Rue Duluth

mural in soft colours, temple in an urban setting

below: It looks like nature is reclaiming the city

weeds and vines in real life are growing over part of a mural painted by Mylène Chabot, Marie Gosselin, Benjamin Picard, and Mathias Vouters
part of a Montreal mural called the temple
part of a Montreal mural called the temple

below: Also on Duluth is this large metallic looking face that was painted by Alex Bacon in 2023 as part of Mural Fest. She (he?) seems to be sleeping.

mural by Alex Bacon on Rue Duluth in Montreal, large face that looks like its sleeping, also painted to look metallic, chrome like
mural by Alex Bacon on Rue Duluth in Montreal, large face that looks like its sleeping, also painted to look metallic, chrome like

Photos taken September 2024

24th Street BART

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This post is about a Mission District mural that was originally painted in 1975 and recently updated and renovated (2023). It is located at the 24th Street BART station. In it, many strong and determined (but not very happy) men hold up the tracks that keep the BART trains running. A silver train travels the line. Faceless red figures wait underneath the tracks – the ‘hoards and masses’ who depend on public transit. In the background, the multicolored towers of downtown can be seen.

part of a mural at 24th street Bart station, a train is running on elevated tracks that are held up by men, faceless red people wait under the tracks, colourful city buildings in the background

In the original, these faceless people were brown.

part of a mural at 24th street Bart station, a train is running on elevated tracks that are held up by men, faceless red people wait under the tracks, colourful city buildings in the background

The three original artists were Michael Rios, Richard Montes, and Tony Machado.

part of a mural at 24th street Bart station, a train is running on elevated tracks that are held up by men, faceless red people wait under the tracks, colourful city buildings in the background

In the background, the multicolored towers of downtown San Francisco.

part of a mural at 24th street Bart station, a train is running on elevated tracks that are held up by men, faceless red people wait under the tracks, colourful city buildings in the background, originally painted in 1975 by Michael Rios, Richard Montes and Tony Machado, and updated in 2026
part of a mural at 24th street Bart station, a train is running on elevated tracks that are held up by men, faceless red people wait under the tracks, colourful city buildings in the background, originally painted in 1975 by Michael Rios, Richard Montes and Tony Machado, and updated in 2026
part of a mural at 24th street Bart station, a train is running on elevated tracks that are held up by men, faceless red people wait under the tracks, colourful city buildings in the background, originally painted in 1975 by Michael Rios, Richard Montes and Tony Machado, and updated in 2026
part of a mural at 24th street Bart station, a train is running on elevated tracks that are held up by men, faceless red people wait under the tracks, colourful city buildings in the background, originally painted in 1975 by Michael Rios, Richard Montes and Tony Machado, and updated in 2026

Photos taken February 2025

Sharks vs Tiger

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A gang of sharks against a tiger….

below: One of the sharks wears yellow rimmed glasses and has a lip piercing. It also has a lot of pointy teeth!

part of a mural by Persue, Dave Persue Ross, sharks vs tiger, shark with yellow sunglasses and a piercing - gold hoop

below: Most the the Sharks vs Tiger mural at street level along the bottom of a building at 15th and Valencia. It was painted by Dave Persue Ross (creator of Bunny Kitty)

In Mission District of San Fran, on 15th street, a mural by Persue, Dave Persue Ross, sharks vs tiger

below: A hammerhead shark joins the fray.

part of a mural by Persue, Dave Persue Ross, sharks vs tiger, hammerhead shark with weapon, blade on a stick,

below: This is the tiger. He is holding a Bunny Kitty who in turn has a spray paint can in it’s hand. Tiger is wearing a cap with a San Francisco Giants logo. … but oh! … I am not sure he knows there’s an octopus lurking behind him – an octopus with at least one sharp knife!

part of a mural by Persue, Dave Persue Ross, sharks vs tiger, tiger is holding a Bunny Kitty who in turn has a spray paint can in it's hand. Tiger is wearing a cap with a San Francisco Giants logo. There is also an octopus with a knife
tiger. He is holding a Bunny Kitty who in turn has a spray paint can in it's hand. Tiger is wearing a cap with a San Francisco Giants

below: Whose side is the turtle on?

tiger. He is holding a Bunny Kitty who in turn has a spray paint can in it's hand. Tiger is wearing a cap with a San Francisco Giants

below: Not a hopeful sign…..

Photos taken February 2025

last of Salem

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Continuing to “finish” sections of this blog – today it’s Salem Massachusetts.

below: “Make art or die trying”.

Salem street art, graffiti sticker that says make art or die trying

below: “Super Dali” by Brazilian street artist Sipros (aka Wellington Naberezny)

young Dali with long curly mustache, oversized black glasses, and a cape like superman in a mural by Sipros, in Salem Massachusetts

below: Beside Dali is a spiral vortex in blues and oranges by HoxxoH, (aka Douglas Hoekzema)

HoxxoH mural in Salem, circles like a spiral vortex in yellow, orange, and blue

below: Golden 305 aka Cristhian Saravia

Golden 305 mural in Salem,

below: mmm

part of Golden 305 mural in Salem, pink unicorn, yellow cat, blue face with a yellow halo, alien in a small spacecraft

below: Unicorn love

part of a Golden 305 mural in Salem, pink unicorn with rainbow cooured horn, with pink heart, button eyes

below: “The Queen of the Block” by artist Mr. Cenz,

Mr. Cenz mural in Salem, woman's face
Mr. Cenz mural in Salem, woman's face on a building adjacent to one whose facade has been painted in graphic geometric shapes

below: “Si Se Puede” (translates to “if possible”) by Annadidathing aka Anna Dugan, and Yenny Hernández

si se puede, mural,

below: Along the river path, by Chor Boogie aka Joaquin Lamar Hailey

mural in Salem, along the river path, by Chor Boogie aka Joaquin Lamar Hailey

below: It looks a llot like fences intertwined, but the title is “Creciendo Juntos” (Growing Together) by artist El Cekis

mural by El Cekis, in salem, bluish green leaves growing against a pinkish chainllink fence, another pink fence, and a loopy yellow fence

below: “Katherine” painted by Mexican artist Paola Delfín in August 2018.

mural titled, Katherine, painted by Mexican artist Paola Delfín, large portrait in grey tones

below: “Garden Boy” by Pixel Pancho

Garden Boy by Pixel Pancho, large mural, head and shoulders of boy entirely in flowers and leaves

below: Little orange guys

little orange characters with curly legs, on a blue background
little orange characters with curly arms, on a blue background

below: Denny Tentindo. This mural was painted over in August 2026. It was on the side of a building, The Witch Doctor. When the business moved, the mural was painted brown.

mural, a row of grey elephants on brown background, mural in Salem
grey elephants on brown background, mural in Salem

below: Happy faces in a rainbow of colours, more work by Golden305.

row of large happy faces on fence, different coloured backgrounds in each section, purple, pink, turquoise, green, orange, yellow, by Golden 305
large x as eyes, face mural, black on yellow, by golden 305
little stickers on a red do not block street sign
sticker graffiti

below: A chef and some faces in black and white

paste up graffiti, one is a chef with a shark's tail, the other is two male faces, both in black and white
sticker graffiti

below: Happy frog face!

sticker graffiti, blue frog's face, laughing, with flowers in its hair

More Salem photos on this site – Salem street art

Photos taken July 2024

mostly positive, Nashua murals

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below: This is West Pearl Street, Nashua NH in 1909. Tremont House located at the corner of West Pearl & Main streets dominates the picture. West Pearl was the economic hub of the city at that time with many coffee shops, pool rooms, stores, and other business establishments. In 1923 the Tremont Houses was demolished and a bank built in its place.

mural, a view of West Pearl Street, Nashua NH in 1909 with Tremont House which was a hotel, in the foreground
The mural was painted by Barbara Andrews

below: This painting is on the back of a building in a downtown parking lot.

mural in a Nashua New Hampsire parking lot
mural in a Nashua New Hampsire parking lot

below: In the same parking lot as the above painting, is this mural. “Martha’s Muse was painted by Manuel Ramirez in 2019. It is on the back of Martha’s Exchange Restaurant, Brewey, and Sweet Shoppe on Main Street. Ramirez is part of a group, Positive Street Art that is responsible for many of the murals in Nashua.

Martha's
Martha's Muse, was painted by Manuel Ramirez from Positive Street art. shows woman sitting at a table drinking beer

below: Another mural from Positive Street Art is this “We are Grateful For” with the sun in the center. The rays of the sun are filled with words including family, outdoors, and second chances. In addition, there are four trees, each representing a season. There are green leaves on the summer tree but red and brown leaves on the autumn one, as seen here.

mural from Positive Street Art, What we are grateful for, kindness, family, nature,pets, outdoors, faith, second chances, words are written on rays of the sun that are shining through 4 trees, one for each season,

below: The spring tree is full of white blossoms with words like, “blessings”, “kindness”, “honesty”, and “generosity” on the suns rays that shine on the tree.

mural, spring tree is full of white blossoms with words like, honesty, shelter, blessings, freedom, alive, sharing, happiness, music, animals,

below: At the winter end of the mural snow covers the branches of the otherwise bare tree. But the sun keeps shining.

tree in winter, snow on the branches, in a mural, sun's rays with words on them, resources, acceptance, siblings, sunsets, care givers, every day, rainbows, dancing, art,

below: She is blowing lots of bubbles here, in the third Positive Street Art mural of this post.

young girl blowing lots of bubbles in a mural for 50th anniversary of Rotary Club of Nashua West

below: The full mural. It was painted to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Rotary Club of Nashua West.

mural for 50th anniversary of Rotary Club of Nashua West
hand holding a glass globe full of water, street art mural

below: There is a lot of text – it’s a list of questions called “The Four-Way Test of the things we think, say, or do”. This list was created in 1932 by Herbert J. Taylor as he tried to save the Club Aluminum Company from bankruptcy. Taylor was a Rotarian; in 1943 the Rotary Club adopted these tests as part of their philosophy.

part of a mural, a list of questions called

below: “Take courage when the road is long don’t ever forget, you are never alone.” Although the grammar isn’t stellar, the message is a good one. This is the fourth (and last for this post) Positive Street Art mural. It is a tribute dedicated to community members lost to the opioid epidemic. Painted by Manuel Ramirez, Jason Marc DeBow, and Tom Lopez.

Mural, couple with a dog, with many people around them, with text, Take courage when the road is long don't ever forget, you are never alone. by Positive Street Art members
part of Take Courage mural, young people dancing while some others watch

If you are interested in the murals in Nashua, there are a couple of other posts on this site as well – Nashua murals.

Photos taken July 2024