North Ave Mural Scenes
Location: NE 50th St and University Way NE, University District
Descriptions: A very “flat” mural that depicts the liveliness and characters of the University District and, celebrates the farmers’ market held nearby. Read about the unveiling in 2013.
Artist: Heidi Barnett
North Ave Mural Scenes
Tubs Faces
Location: NE 50th St and Roosevelt Way NE, University District
Confession: I actually went for a tan or two (really)- back in the day - in this notorious and very closed establishment TUBS (1982 – 2007). It featured hot tubs and tanning beds. It seems like for years it has been under the threat of being torn down, but still persists. The graffiti on it wasn’t quite as compelling as I was thinking it would be.
Tubs Graffiti – Miniaturized
Left: Tubs Tower – Black and White; Right: Tubs West Wall from Across the Street
Location: 4058 Rainier Ave S, on the west wall of the Darigold Creamery in Rainier Valley, Seattle.
Description: The mural, painted in 1998, celebrates the racial and ethnic diversity of Rainier Valley. The mural is described in detail at The Rainbow of Diversity, which describes the murals as by Carlos Callejo, Deborah Bigelow, and Joan Robbins. The mural draws upon the brilliant Mexican muralism tradition. The mural is broken into five “panels”, with the namesake of Seattle, Chief Sealth in the middle panel, extending his arms and inviting viewers to the party. The mural contains many Seattle icons:
The Rainbow of Diversity Mural
Top Row, Left to Right: Scenes from panels 1 -3
Second Row, Left to Right: Scenes from panels 4 and 5, Central Panel (3) Blur
The Rainbow of Diversity Mural, Darigold Creamery West Wal
Location: 3300 Rainier Ave S on the side of Pho Bac in Rainier Valley, Seattle
Description: A girl walks down a sidewalk on Rainier Avenue. She is wearing headphones and a green hoodie with the Sonics logo.
Left: Pho Bac Mural, East Side; Right: Pho Bac Mural Blur
Location: 2726 E Cherry St on the east wall of Catfish Corner in the Central District of Seattle.
Description: A 1995 portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr., by James Crespinel. Next to the mural is the King quote: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
Left: Bewildered Deep Sea Diver?; Right: Bow of a Boat?
Location: 2514 East Cherry St. on Twilight Exit west wall in the Central District of Seattle
Description: A deep sea diver, in a sea of cards and monsters.
Twilight Exit Mural Scenes
