I saw these murals while walking up Franklin Street in River North.
Entries Tagged as 'mural'
Freedom Fighters
February 16th, 2006 · 5 Comments
I love the mural on the side of Las Palmas on North/Wolcott. You can’t read it, but above some of their heads there is a quote by Bob Marley: “Rise all freedom fighters, rise and take your stance once again.” Also, there’s a key to everyone shown -
Emiliano Zapata :: 1879 – 1919 :: Mexican Revolution
Subcomandante Marcos :: ? – Present :: Zapatista Movement
Aung San Suu Kyi :: 1945 – Present :: Burmese Revolution
Bob Marley :: 1945 – 1981 :: Social Revolutionary
Martin Luther King Jr. :: 1929 – 1968 :: Civil Rights Movement
Mahatma Gandhi :: 1869 – 1948 :: Indian Independence
Che Guevara :: 1928 – 1967 :: Cuban Revolution
Tags:aung san suu kyi·bob marley·che guevara·Chicago·emiliano zapata·las palmas·mahatma gandhi·martin luther king jr·mexican·mural·subcomandante marcos·wicker park
La Pasadita(s)
October 5th, 2005 · 1 Comment
La Pasadita, East Ukrainian Village, Chicago
La Pasadita, East Ukrainian Village, Chicago
Recently they redid the bottom half of their mural. I like it.
Tags:Chicago·east ukrainian village·la pasadita·mexican·mural
Get Your Credit Card Ready
October 2nd, 2005 · 1 Comment
Coming Soon: Urban Outfitters, Wicker Park, Chicago
Coming Soon: Scoop NYC, Bucktown, Chicago
Western Ave. Mural, Bucktown, Chicago
Every time I walk out the door there’s something new in the neighborhood. Yesterday I walked to Bucktown to meet up with Justin and saw that Urban Outfitters is coming to Milwaukee Ave. It was only a matter of time before Wicker Park got a mainstream, national chain apparel store. American Apparel went in a while ago, but that still somehow has some indie cred. Let’s hear people bitch about Urban Outfitters..
Also, the imported goods store that was kind of like Cost Plus World Market is being replaced by Scoop NYC, a high-end clothing store.
On the way back was walking down Western and saw this crazy mural. It was about 10x as long as the last photograph, but I didn’t want to walk down the alley by these dudes who were hanging out so I couldn’t photograph it.
Tags:american apparel·bucktown·Chicago·justin·mural·scoop nyc·Shopping·urban outfitters·wicker park
Wicker Park Walk
October 23rd, 2004 · 1 Comment
Wicker Park, Wicker Park, Chicago
Wicker Park, Wicker Park, Chicago
Myopic Books Holiday Store Window, Wicker Park, Chicago
Murals on Paulina/Milwaukee, Wicker Park, Chicago
Walk & Talk Among Us, Yur Gay, Grandpa Was a Union Man, “You’re Gonna Need Someone on Your Bond,” Fuck Fuck That :: Wicker Park, Chicago
Today was a perfect autumn day. The temperature was about 72 degrees. It’d rained last night so it was a bit wet and muddy, but otherwise beautiful. I took advantage by taking a walk around the neighborhood.
Tags:Animals·Chicago·graffiti·mural·myopic books·squirrel·wicker park