Found on the north wall of the former Charlie's Comic Books, this mural is in the same spot but with a new store behind: Time Warp Gifts & Novelties.
By Vic Hollins |
Found on the north wall of the former Charlie's Comic Books, this mural is in the same spot but with a new store behind: Time Warp Gifts & Novelties.
By Vic Hollins |
“The initial idea behind the Tucson Murals Project was to complement Tucson's Downtown redevelopment. It seemed to me that the city was leaving out a great idea for Tucson tourism: a map for tourists to drive and find Tucson's beautiful wall-size pieces of art.”He passed away in 2013. (I hope we're doing you proud, Randy.) There's lots of info about him — though with many links out of date — in the post Farewell, Randy....
UFT (Unidentified Flying Taco) |
By Jessica Gonzales assisted by Dakin Martin |
Monday, June 28, I stopped by near sunrise. “You snooze, you lose.” Here's a closeup of what was left: (I used a photo editor to raise the contrast a lot to make it easier to see. In person, it was almost invisible.)
Tucson M&M was created to highlight local art + music. We love our town & are stoked to share a piece of it with you. @brycejrogers #tucson #az youtu.be/PVCNiPtXLv0That YouTube link is one of their videos.
By Ignacio Garcia |
This aerial YouTube video from BG Boyd Photography shows the mural in progress:
(To see the video full-screen, click the square at the lower right corner after it begins playing.) If you can't see the video above, here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzoJP923RaU
A similar mural at this location (The Tool Spot) was posted on June 15, 2018. It was painted over in Aug., 2018. Here's the link: Now Hiring
A new mural with the same theme was begun in Feb. of 2021. This first
look was photographed on Feb. 24, 2021 and shows the new mural in
progress. It is being painted by Robin Parnell.
This second look shows further progress on Mar. 2, 2021.
Here's yet another look at the unfinished mural. It's an aerial view
from April 4th courtesy of BG Boyd Photography. And here's a link to other
murals by BG Boyd:
https://bgboydphoto.com/murals
Almost finished on May 9, 2021.
Finished at last and photographed on May 22, 2021.
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