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Tag: Western Addition

  • Street SmARTS Mural at 485 Scott Street

    485 Scott Street Western Addition/NOPA Marina Perez-Wong (aka Micho P. Wong) is an artist participating in Community Arts and Education’s StreetSmARTS program. As a native San Franciscan, Marina bridges the gap between the fine art world and the public with site-specific works of San Francisco’s Mission District. Marina is the recipient of many awards including…

  • Western Addition – Athletics at Hamilton Rec Center

    Western Addition Steiner and Post Streets Hamilton Rec Center Athletics by Mary Erkenbrack – Ceramic Tile 1955 This glazed ceramic tile mural is of male figures engaged in athletic activities. This tile mural sits between two painted murals names Blues Evolution I and Blues Evolution II . This tile mural has been on the walls…

  • Western Addition – Northern Police Station

    Western Addition Turk and Fillmore Streets Northern Police Station * * * This cast concrete panel by Horace Washington depicts the cultural diversity of the Western Addition and its architectural history. The panel also features the likeness of police officers of the past. The piece is part of the San Francisco Arts Commission collection and…

  • The Fillmore Center – Hard Bop

    The Fillmore Center Western Addition * Hard Bop by John Atkin Hard bop is a style of jazz that is an extension of bebop (or “bop”) music. Hard bop incorporates influences from rhythm and blues, gospel music, and blues, especially in the saxophone and piano playing. In 1942, during World War II, President Roosevelt signed…

  • Western Addition – Blues Revolution Part II

    The Western Addition Post and Steiner Hamilton Pool and Rec Center * * * The Blues Revolution Part II by Santie Huckaby This is Part II of the Blues Revolution.  You can see Part I here.  Santie Huckaby was born in Ohio, and has spent 40 years in San Francisco working as a professional musician,…

  • Western Addition – The Blues Evolution

    The Western Addition Post and Steiner Hamilton Pool and Rec Center * * * * The Blues Evolution by Santie Huckaby Part I Sponsored by the Blues R&B Foundation. The Blues and R&B Foundation has this to say about the mural. We’ve received a lot of wonderful comments and support from the community concerning our mural.…

  • Western Addition – World Walls for Peace

    Western Addition Page and Buchanan Street * In 1999, with consultation and training from the organization, World Walls for Peace, residents of the Western Addition became participants in a Peace Empowerment Process. Volunteers taught a program in two elementary schools and over fifty community based organizations, focusing on tolerance, understanding, and non-violence. Participants learned ways…

  • Hayes Valley – Great Adventure

    Hayes Valley/Western Addition Octavia and Page * This is Growing Home’s Community Garden, their mission is to provide a community garden where both homeless and housed San Franciscans work side-by-side to grow nutritious food, access green space, and build community. The mural on the back wall is by Ben Eine, he has several murals around…

  • Western Addition – Blue Wall

    Western Addition San Francisco Geary and Fillmore Streets This is Geary Street in San Francisco.  On the left is Japantown and on the right is the Western Addition. The Fillmore street overpass has stretches of blue glass on either side.  This installation is titled 3 Shades of Blue by Mildred Howard. The piece is a…

  • Western Addition – Sunnyside Conservatory

    Sunnyside Conservatory 236 Monterey Boulevard The Sunnyside Menagerie is a collaboration between Scott Constable and Ene Oseteraas-Constable.  They have a company called Wowhaus.  They described the creatures: “The concept behind our menagerie is to complement the Victorian sense of wonder and discovery by suggesting plausible creatures that might inhabit the gardens surrounding the building. The…

  • Western Addition – Pastime

    Western Addition – San Francisco Corner of Franklin, Page and Market Street It is no secret that I consider graffiti to be an art form.  Do not confuse that with tagging, (those single color scribbles) or bombing (just really, really large tags) which fall into a whole other category.  But the question is, where does…