A long mural painted on a building at the corner of National Avenue and Evans Street honors four lives that were lost during a tragic accident in Chicano Park on October 15, 2016.
Here are photos of the new mural in Barrio Logan that honors the lives of four people who died tragically last month in Chicano Park under the Coronado Bay Bridge. On October 14, the four–Annamarie Contreras, Cruz Elias Contreras, Andre Christopher Banks and Francine Denise Jimenez–were attending the annual La Raza Run motorcycle festival in Chicano Park when a car driven by a drunk driver suddenly plummeted from the bridge onto the crowd below. The news that four were killed and eight were injured was shocking. Many were shaken. So many hearts were broken.
The new artwork, which includes a tribute to the four victims, can be found at the corner of National Avenue and Evans Street, a block southeast of Chicano Park. Chicano Park is famous for its many colorful murals that depict the civil rights struggles of Mexican Americans and immigrants.
On Saturday, October 16, the day we started our mural, four members of the annual Raza Run lost their lives in the tragic accident at Chicano Park.The mural is titled Que Viva Barrio Logan, by artist Mario Torero. It’s painted on the side of Diego and Son Printing. Words proclaim: Making a difference in our community.The mural transmits great emotion. Many in the Barrio Logan community oppose gentrification.The mural also includes a message opposing the building of a new stadium downtown.Working under the Coronado Bay Bridge, home of Chicano Park.A few of the images in the mural. Breaking a chain of bondage. Music and pride. Protect the water.The face of Bob Dylan in Barrio Logan.Skeletons on bicycles. Symbols, I believe, of past loved ones.Withstanding with Standing Rock.The face of a migrant worker.Walking down the National Avenue sidewalk, past a new mural that celebrates life, memory and history in Barrio Logan.
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What as tragedy. How wonderful they painted a new mural to honor them. Thanks for sharing it.
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What as tragedy. How wonderful they painted a new mural to honor them. Thanks for sharing it.
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