there's a series of murals on the wood planks on the storefront of this business. the brown…read moremonogram looks like a combination of letters & Greek symbols. the background is a lite turquois colour. this mural has the phrase "Protect Asian Lives!" written in black near the top right corner. messages similar to this can be seen in every neighborhood in oakland. creator: name not legible. @aikst....?

Faded but has great memories! When I see this I know I'm home! (My mural). This was painted when…read moreAmerican Comics was there. When I had this painted, 9-11 had just happened. This was in honor of the strength of our country. Look at the top right corner... clearly has 9-11 on it.

this mural viewable in the 7-11 parking is faded and quite old. no doubt a comic book store was…read moreonce a tenant in the building behind it. Batman, Superman, Captain American, Flash, Spider Man, Hulk, and Wolverine can be seen in the mural. doubt such a mural can be painted these days as Marvel and DC comics don't mix their heros with other groups. creator: United BUstvie?

the mural is simplistic-3 giant sunflowers (red, yellow, orange) with a patch of blue. white…read morelettering "Garden of Growth" appears on top. the mural is situated in a neighborhood that has few parks, recreational areas. there's barely any gardens of any dimension, just concrete. concrete in the prescene of the Bart station/tracks, highways 980 & 880, the post office, etc. which has depopulated & sectioned off this once vibrant Black community. this mural is very welcoming in a deconstructed urban setting where poverty is more prevalent than civility. of course, there's weeds all over. but not much.

This mural on one side has the following in Block lettering in rows of white, pink, white pink: "Do…read moreWhat Ya Feel Never Follow". On the far end of the other side is a giant heart shaped gem perched on a stone pedestal. A small crab in the lower left hand corner is watching it. 2 monstrous fish and a porcupine fish is swimming towards it. An octopus is riding on one of the fish. On all panels the small & medium fishes, jellyfishes are swimming away. Only turtles are swimming towards the gem. At the bottom of 2 panels are fish bones and an human skeleton. In the mid right panel a fish hook is dangling a money as bait. The figure on the bill has horns on his head. Creator: @illuminaries Motto?: don't fall for the easy money/materialism. Stay away to avoid being eaten by bigger predators...

Mural's Name is posted on door at far left of mural. Underneath is "Quote Me on My Lies"…read more The former is a lyric from Tajai, founder member of Souls of Mischief. The mural is a collision of various themes, each trying to communicate how they feel: Space vehicles with bubble tops speeding about with ferocious drivers Vociferous screaming disconnected heads of aliens. Mishmash of intersectionally connected block letters. Creators (listed at right): Percr Eksosk,,Wafu, MFB....

Russel City was an unincorporated town started in the 1907. the early residents were Danish…read morefarmers, Filipino & Latino immigrants. Hayward annexed Russel City in the 1960's. various murals around Hayward commenrates it's existence. many focus on the development of the West Coast blues. took pic in 2 shots straight on. side view not detailed enough.

Mural of what Russel City once was. I suppose it was a story of displaced immigrants and injustice…read moreand today Russel City is the subject of the 'Russell City Reparative Justice Project.' I'm all for history and fairness - but when you think about how everything belonged to Native Americans I think that is where we should start. I suppose Native Americans were 'given' land is undesirable areas that they now run Native American casinos on - but I still think the areas that were given to the Native Americans were the last crumbs of land that nobody wanted. I'd love to see Native Americans get land in Downtown San Francisco. Whey don't we tear down that horrible tilting Millenium Tower and gift the land to Native Americans. Maybe they could be given the entire Golden Gate park to while we are at it. Let them do what they want with it. Develop it and milk the land like a cow for income or keep it as it is and allow only who they want on it. So much injustice in the USA. The railroads built by people from China and segregation and on and on. Stealing land from Native Americans and having catholics build their church on the Native American cemetery (mission Delores) is where we should start.

This unnamed "mural" has "Rainbow Waves" as it's nom de plume randomly assigned. Yellow, green,…read moreblue, orange, reds, turquoise blue are it's major hues. Across 2 houses of grayish background, many waves are undulating. The frequency, message etc. isn't apparent. These "waves" lst appear in futuristic themed murals by a well known Oakland muralist. Stay tuned. These vibes may strike a familiar chord. Creator: Ernest Doty?

This is an awesome beautification program recognizable throughout the city of Hayward. Two wall…read moremurals particularly of interest to me this past Thursday were "I See You" at the Superway Aquarium, and the "Hayward Downtown Streetscape" near the Century movie theater. I mainly explored the artworks along A and B Street between Mission and 2nd. Basically an art walk (or more of a run) where I got to hunt for and photograph beautiful pieces throughout downtown Hayward. There's plenty to see here, and that's not even the half of it. I'm especially fascinated by the Utility Box Art Project, eye-catching art with a purpose, benefitting the community. The collection consists of animals (giraffes, turtles, fish, and more), music themes (instruments, music notes, and famous musicians), nature (trees, leaves, landscapes, seascapes), classic cars, as well as abstract art. My fave was the utility box artwork titled "Silent Films - Slapstick Comedy", created in 2018 by Jean Bidwell, a lovely tribute to silent cinema and slapstick humor, displaying beloved comedic icons from the early to mid 1900's, such as Charlie Chaplin and the Marx Brothers.

the Mural Arts Program of Hayward was created in 2009 by the city of Hayward to eliminate graffiti…read more they commissioned Hayward artists to create murals, arts, on utilities boxes, in public spaces, on commercial buildings where graffiti occurred. as a result, Hayward has a limited amount of murals since only "legal" murals are allowed to be maintained/painted. the utility boxes usually featured animals, automobiles, scenery, "people", etc. most of the art is on utility boxes. not many big murals. some murals painted are done privately.