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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