Tag: North Parks public art murals

San Diego's North Park streets sing with the cacophony of city life. Its multicultural citizenry, sanguine locals and soupcon of homeless is indicative of an evolving San Diego inner city. The burgeoning area is a study in urban cool with something to offer everyone.    One of the many assets is its walkability. The iconic North Park sign anchors blocks of historic architecture, art, and parks to explore. Pack a picnic and enjoy San Diego’s temperate year-round climate. Then work off the calories as you head to your next foray. Public Art Murals Self Guided Tour Strolling the bustling streets is the best way to see San Diego's North Park. Many metropolitan areas stepped up the wow factor with huge colorful murals painted on buildings. North Park is no exception. They’ve embraced public art, adding character to the neighborhood. Some showpieces are there in perpetuity, while others are like traveling exhibits being painted over and refashioned. Weave your way along University Avenue, 31st, 30th, 29th, Ray, Gun and Ohio Streets to view the technicolor world. Martians, animals, faces, abstracts, wings and words come to life on immense cinder block and stucco pallets. The Visual Public Art Project has transformed utility boxes into another avenue to display contemporary art. Close to one hundred dot the sidewalks with simplistic and recognizable designs. The program is curated by Jason Gould, owner of Visual Art Gallery, who received permission from the neighborhood association. He’s helped to gentrify North Park. Art brings people to a community because it translates as a more cultured environ. Dryden Historic District Another walking tour starts at the pedestrian gateway into the Dryden Historic District located at Upas and 28th Streets. Two pillars flank an in-ground plaque reading “North Park is a vast open-air, living museum of historic houses and