New CYCLE LA VIA Mural on Sunset
January 25, 2011 at 9:15 am Joe Linton 4 comments
New CYCLE LA VIA bike mural on Sunset - photo by Colleen Corcoran
It’s already been covered in Will Campbell’s [sic], dudeonabike, Biking in L.A., and Streetsblog, and making its way around facebook, but you heard it here sixth! There’s a new CicLAvia mural in town. It’s in Silver Lake, on the south side of Sunset Boulevard, just west of Benton Way. For a panoramic shot of the entire mural, see this image by Will Campbell (who also shot this great CicLAvia Video.)
Cycling cat, chicken and Zapatista detail on new mural
The mural is by Caché, EyeOne and Skypager. In addition to large lettering stating CYCLE LA VIA, it depicts various animal cyclists and upraised U-locks. It’s similar to the, also by EyeOne and Caché, Ride On mural (No.9 here) at the Hel-Mel Bicycle District.
Mural credits: CACHE, EYEONE, SKYPAGER - at west end of new mural
If you look closely, you can spot two plaques that pre-date the mural by 71 years. Here’s a close-up of one:
Painted over plaque reads: BUILT BY UNITED STATES WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION 1940
These walls were built during the economic stimulus programs of the Great Depression. There are similar plaques on other ’30s and ’40s construction projects, including the Pasadena Avenue Bridge and Marmion Way Bridge – both over the Arroyo Seco.
Entry filed under: Uncategorized. Tags: art, cache, EyeOne, mural, Skypager, Will Campbell.
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eyeone | January 25, 2011 at 11:02 pm
many thanks for posting our mural. looking forward to the next cicLAvia. cheers!
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cache | February 2, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Thank you for the posting, The idea was given to me at the last ciclovia by Jaime Ortiz , one of the founders of ciclovias back in Bogota , Colombia 35 years ago. He happened to walk into the bike shop were I work to fix a flat , and he told me he liked our murals around the city and for the next ciclovia would love to see a mural on the matter .. I brainstormed about the idea for a few months and decided to invite Skypage , Eyer , and another anonymous artist to come help with the project . The mural is all self funded and received no money or help from government or corporations . The Idea grew from my love for cycling and artist that were willing to participate in the vision for a more cyclist friendly Los Angeles .. my pockets are empty but my heart is full of happiness from seeing a better future ahead. thank you all, and RIDE ON !
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