this mural may have been here for years. it's uniqueness may have deterred anyone from defacing or…read moredrawing over it. against a emerald green background, a lite green female with pink frenzied hair is holding a blue sheet in front of herself. there are many red wheel-like symbols on the sheet. no idea what the theme is. creator: DragonSchool99

Officially titled The Duboce Bikeway Mural: Gateway to the Wiggle, this 400' long piece of public…read moreart celebrates the fever dream of a safer San Francisco, illustrating the path to a safer city, protecting cyclists & pedestrians from the mean streets of San Francisco. Thank you to Safeway for donating their back wall, facing the entrance to the MUNI tunnel & U.S. Mint beyond. Props to fiscal sponsor SF Bicycle Coalition & the political powers that be.

Almost everyone I've ever asked about this mural doesn't like it, but I've always enjoyed it…read more I don't remember when it was, but the first time I saw this thing after emerging from the Market Street tunnel, I was very surprised. And since the N-Judah stops and starts quite a lot at that point, I was sitting there in that hard red plastic seat, eager to see how the "story" would "end." I got such a big kick out of it. Since then, I've ridden dozens, probably hundreds of N-Judahs past this mural, and I still like it. My favorite parts are the bird standing on the sand and how the snake turns into a tire track--or vice versa. I was saddened when Muni stopped using the old black bus shelters, because it meant that this mural, which has one of those bus shelters near the corner--right near the street corner it depicts--would officially become anachronistic. But as I said, I've ridden by this mural hundreds of times, and you know what? Besides the specific color scheme of the Duboce Street houses and said bus shelter, nothing else in this entire mural gives away when it was painted. Sure, the boots and socks on the cyclist look vaguely late-'90s, but artist Mona Caron went to great lengths to make the people's appearances as generic as possible so that they wouldn't look dated. Brava! I also think the skunk is cute, but then I find real-life skunks cute too. I've spent so much time around them at Costanoa that I'm no longer automatically afraid of them.

this mural is at the backside of a PG & E Substation. it's alongside the railroad tracks on…read moreEmbarcadero West turfin' is an Oakland-based dance from the 1990's. it alledgedly derives from "Taking up Room on the floor". the dance comes from many turfs...incorporates concepts of tutting, flexing, waving & animation. the mural shows 3 parts of turfin' creator: Creative shields aka Lower Bottoms Collective (incl. Timonthy B) -part of Oakland Mural Festival 2018

This unnamed mural is on the backside of a vacated Pacific Pipe Co. building now occupied. It…read moredepicts a "photoshopped" image on a welder busy blasting away with his welding instrument while fully attired with protective gear. Seemingly in an open air environment with birds, butterflies, live plants above and around him. It's unrealistic for such a scenario whereby living animals & plants are endangered. Oakland was once a thriving industrial city with many steel related factories. Now nada. "Welder" is a reminder of Oakland's colorful past. Creator(s) unknown. Probably commissioned by owners and/or current occupants of the Pacific Pipe building. *building is between Poplar st. & Mandala Parkway. Next to a newly open Latino cafe & roastery.

I believe Mayor Dan Lurie's intention behind his daily Instagram feed is to encourage residents to…read moreget excited about what's new and/or relatively undiscovered in the city. It's working for me because I would've never known about this mural otherwise. In a city full of arresting public art, this one takes advantage of the retaining wall stairs at the end of Burnside Ave and artistically traces the history of Glen Park spotlighting neighborhood heroes and icons. The main facing wall depicts the evolving flora and fauna of the adjacent Glen Park Canyon. The Twin Walls Mural Company is responsible for the colorful mural, and the tile stairway reflects the uniquely stellar work of Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher, the team responsible for the photogenically definitive SF stairway, the 16th Avenue Steps (review: https://yelp.to/sf6kW9Yg5_). The mural is only a year old, so take Dan's advice and go see it. RELATED - Exploring the Outer Mission? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/TKWsqhWbq0

Reclaiming Islais Creek is a beautiful mural with two main parts. Flowing from the top of the…read morestaircase like water, in a blue hue, is an engaging painting showcasing the history and people of Glen Park, the neighborhood in which this art piece is located. The other portion of the mural, along the wall at the bottom of the steps, portrays lovely colorful scenes in nature, representative of the land, with meaning behind individual creatures and plants shown in the artwork, such as the hummingbirds symbolizing the energy and spirit of the Glen Park community. The mosaic-tiled staircase, featuring legacy tiles, is a just as impressive element of this exhibit as a whole, and just recently opened last month (October 2024). Two flip charts are available on site, hanging from the staircase railing, one containing pictures and labels to help visitors identify the wildlife depicted in the mural, the other one sharing interesting details about the wonderful history of Glen Park and its residents, as shown through the art, including SF's first Americans, the Muwekma Ohlone, the first march for women's suffrage in America, Mission Zoo, railways, and noteworthy businesses. Great little read to learn about what you are seeing here. Also, street parking was free and easy right in front on a Sunday afternoon.

Lovely San Francisco Cable Car Mural. Art overlooks California Street cable car line. Less…read moretraveled. Free parking in Nob Hill and meter parking in Chinatown. See below for more info: Lovely San Francisco cable car mural: The Cable Car Mural is a lovely addition to the art of San Francisco. Art overlooks California Street cable car line: Located in the Pratt Place Alley, The Cable Car Mural overlooks the California Street cable car line. You get a mural and a cable car. Talk about a double win :) Less traveled: While so close to the famous Nob Hill and Powell cable car photo op, The Cable Car Mural is less traveled. Hence, you get a more unique version of SF many overlook as it is in an alley. Free parking in Nob Hill and meter parking in Chinatown: There is free, two hour parking in Nob Hill and meter parking in Chinatown. There are a lot of towing zones in the evening in this area, so make sure to double check where you park as parking enforcement ticketing is back.

San Francisco is known for it's beautiful and unique murals. The cable cars are also part of this…read moregreat city. So why not mix them together? This specific mural is of the California cable car. beautifully painted and is hidden away on Pratt PL. Don't know how to get there? Take the California cable car to Stockton St. and walk west half a block.

there's a lot of boarded up storefronts in this area, thus many murals. these murals are near the…read morecorner. no apparent connection to each other: -4 lines of lettering atop each other. meaning unknown. -a pink faced women with brown shades. creator: @Girl Mobb -2 pink houses with one hand out playing some kind of word game -a white swan swimming in the yellow sky. creator: TJ SWAN

this out of context mural appears on the Oak side of the building. it's next to the Shell gas…read morestation. a female infant is up in the air just out of reach of 2 outstretched arms. the bottom of the mural has been gray painted over, eliminating any clues as to what's happening. the infant is definitely either crying or laughing, can't tell which it is. creator: unknown.