Streetside masks

Máscara is Spanish for "mask" — which explains this street-side mosaic mural along the north side of 29th Street, just west of 7th Avenue, in the city of South Tucson. Carlos Valenzuela created it.

Playing around McDonald's, part 2

Here's the second of the murals wrapped around the southeast corner of 29th & 6th, outside McDonald's in South Tucson. This mural is on the northwest side of that corner. Like the one in yesterday's post, it was signed Las Artes 2001.

Playing around McDonald's, part 1

The mural-filled city of South Tucson has murals wrapped around the southeast corner of 29th & 6th, outside McDonald's. This mural is on the north side of that corner. It's signed Las Artes 2001.

Billares El Sur

Even if you don't speak Spanish, the mural wrapped around the building leaves no doubt what's inside the northwest corner of 32nd & 6th in the city of South Tucson.

Mr. K's BBQ

Howard Rains wrote that this is "the front of Mr K's BBQ. It is getting to be in pretty bad shape. Mr K's also has a small museum dedicated to the Buffalo Soldiers, hence the nature of this small mural."

The restaurant is at 1830 S Park. Howard took the photo on August 14.

Come on in to Pico de Gallo

Somehow this mural on Taqueria Pico de Gallo (2618 South 6th in South Tucson) looked like it was waving me in the door last December 23.

Update (November 13, 2012): Pico de Gallo has a new mascot.

...and another side

Palateria y Neveria, 6th Avenue & 36th Street, has murals on two sides. We showed the east side yesterday, and here's the south wall:

Both photos are from December 23, 2010.

One side of Palateria y Neveria...

Palateria y Neveria, 6th Avenue & 36th Street in the city of South Tucson, has murals on two sides. That's the east wall.

Over I-10 on Sixth Avenue

Murals commemorating Cesar Chávez run along both sides of the bridge that takes 6th Avenue over Interstate 10.
The artists were Joshua Sarantitis and Alex Garza.

El Indio restaurant

This mural on the west wall, at 3355 S. 6th, is signed Conceptual Aerosol. I took the photo on December 23, 2010.

Not your typical auto parts mural

That's the south wall of CostLess Auto Parts, 3650 S. 6th, last December 23.

Update (November 6, 2014): There's a new mural here.

Unique Styles By Pamela and Co.

Howard Rains sent this photo of a mural on the north facing wall of what used to be a barber shop not long ago:

Thanks, as always, Howard!

Update (August 17, 2021): I saw a photo of the mural today; it's still there ten years later. The muralist is Todd Blum.

Pueblo Income Tax

This scene was on the northwest corner of Pueblo Income Tax, at 4426 S. 6th, last December 23rd.

Update (September 17, 2012): Randy posted this mural on June 2, 2008, as A little fruity?. I didn't notice that until today, so here it is again. :)

Centro Espiritual San Jose

This brightly-colored building and sign were at 4115 South 6th, Suite #4, on December 23rd.

Store with murals (was?) for rent

This store, La Orquidea, at 4107 S. 6th Avenue, was for rent when I rode by ten months ago, December 23.

Update (November 28, 2012): There's a new (old) store here, and building has been repainted.

Plaza San Judas

Buildings around this part of Tucson have lots of murals! Here's the west wall of 4115 S. 6th on December 23.

Around another corner...

Back on August 7, we showed the mural on the back of a barber shop at Grande & Congress. Just by chance, a few days later, August 13, Howard Rains took a photo of the back of another barber shop — this one at 5176 E. 22nd. We showed the side of the barber shop in yesterday's post. Here's the back.


Update (September 13, 2012): The mural is gone; the wall has been painted over.

Together We Thrive

Howard Rains sent this photo from 5176 E. 22nd on August 13th. He wrote that it's on the "east facing wall of 22nd St Liquor Store. I'm pretty sure it is only a couple of months old. It's across from Thoroughbred Nissan and is about 1 block west of Jack's BBQ."

Update (September 13, 2012): The mural is gone; the east wall has been painted over.

Sam Hughes Elementary: Mural Mecca

Sam Hughes school has a lot of murals, so it's a good choice for this 400th post on the Tucson Murals Project blog.

If you start from the corner of 3rd & Wilson, you'll find most of the murals on the north and east walls nearby.

Let's start on the north side, from east to west. I only spotted the second photo below when I came back a second time; it's hidden behind some heating/cooling equipment that was probably added since the mural was painted:



Now, the west wall — from north to south:



Wait, there's more! These next two sets of murals are on what looks like an annex building at the south side of the school: 27 little murals on the wall by the garden at the east end of the annex, and a few more by the door:


Did I miss anything? :) I took these photos in December, 2010 and June, 2011.

Rick's Place

These scenes are early in the morning, last December 23, at the Tanque Verde swap meet. The grounds are big, but I found an aerial view from Google Maps and put the pointer on the mural. (If you have a GPS, look for coordinates 32.175256, -110.919082.)


The business is Rick's Place, and it's next to the parking lot that fronts Palo Verde, near the north end. The murals seemed to be by Artistic Airbrush Nancy, 520 990-2351.