Street art at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Quince Street in Bankers Hill.
I spotted this happy street art while walking up Sixth Avenue, along the west edge of Balboa Park. An electrical box was recently painted. It shows a wilderness scene with the words: National Parks Are For Lovers.
I believe it’s the same utility box that featured a Pixar Up! adventure theme years ago. That photo is here.
Wilderness painted in the city.National Parks are for lovers.
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Yesterday morning I happened to wander down Market Street past 13th Street. I hadn’t walked or driven past East Village’s relocated Quartyard for months.
Look what I saw! Gigantic splashes of color!
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I was walking around Balboa Park, looking at an arts and crafts sale in the Casa del Prado courtyard, when I discovered some great information. If you’re in San Diego and at least 55 years old (or if you know someone who is) there are lots of activities and services available for seniors, and many are absolutely free!
A friendly gentleman with the City of San Diego Parks and Recreation Department told me all about it. The program is called AgeWell Services. You can visit the AgeWell Services website by clicking here.
AgeWell Services offers art classes, senior art shows, needle crafts, poetry parties, dance lessons, talent shows, craft sales and much more. There’s free tea, coffee, water, bingo and social opportunities in the Balboa Park Senior Lounge, and easy walks around Balboa Park. There are laugh hours and free movies. There are informative talks. There is even free assistance with a variety of legal issues such as wills and renter disputes!
There are senior activities at many City of San Diego Recreation Centers!
AgeWell Services also has occasional day trips to interesting places like the J. Paul Getty Museum, Big Bear, Catalina Island and Julian. I noticed these special trips are offered for a very reasonable fee.
If you’d like to see all of these activities and services that are available to San Diego seniors, you should subscribe to a newsletter that comes out every few months called The Scroll. The Scroll is packed with all the latest information, including a Calendar of Events.
To join the mailing list for The Scroll, or to learn more about AgeWell Services, simply call 619-525-8247.
Volunteers are also needed! Call 619-236-6905 if you’d like to volunteer!
BE TRUE mural in San Diego’s East Village by @allikdesign.
Those seeking inspiration in downtown San Diego’s East Village will find it at the corner of Market Street and Tenth Avenue. That’s where a beautiful new mural reminds everyone to BE TRUE!
East Village continues to receive colorful new street art, thanks in large part to @ladieswhopaint!
A very colorful mural in San Diego’s East Village by @TierneyMilne of @ladieswhopaint.Above all things, BE TRUE.
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These three fantastic murals were painted recently in a North Park alley. I happened to be walking down University Avenue just east of 31st Street when I spotted them.
Very cool, huh?
North Park continues to be the home of amazing, ever-changing street art!
North Park alley mural by BANDiT.North Park alley mural by @JohnnysArtwork.North Park alley mural by @kyraaart.North Park alley mural by @kyraaart.
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Imagine. (John Lennon mural in North Park by Rik Erickson and Sam Ballard.)This is the story of a man who sold his shadow to a little man in grey. (North Park art installation The Man Who Sold His Shadow by Derek Weiler.)He tries to get his shadow back.His beloved stops noticing him.He puts on his seven-league boots and travels the world.Footsteps on the sidewalk.Are we all still going to meet at the corner?Cats hidden in flowers.Deliberately covered eyes.Secrets.Skeleton takes to drinking.Light as a feather.A journey into space.Walking forward through life.
Did you enjoy this odd little story?
I took these photos during a walk through North Park on Saturday!
If you’d like to read some thought-provoking short stories (and several poems) click here.
Muralist Nadia Sanchez smiles near her new artwork. We All May Come From Different Roots But We Are All The Same.
New murals were being painted today by the 7-Eleven on University Avenue in City Heights! The public’s opportunity to watch artists at work live was one cool aspect of the Love City Heights local Global Day of Caring event.
During my visit, a wall adjacent to the 7-Eleven parking lot was being painted by young muralist Nadia Sanchez. Her inspiring artwork is divided into two panels, and she and her mentor Melody De Los Cobos were working on the second half of the mural when I happened to swing by.
Meanwhile, a large mural in the alley next to 7-Eleven was just getting started by GMONIK. It will be the third inspiring piece of art on that wall. I’ll swing by at some point in the future and take a photo of the completed work.
GMONIK has another super cool mural on the street side of the same building. See it here!
I later walked a couple blocks east down University Avenue to check out two new murals of #TheAvenueMuralProject. Both are really great, as you can see in my photos!
City Heights continues to become more beautiful!
Be-Leaf in YOURSELF. A new mural is painted in City Heights by talented young artist Nadia Sanchez with help from mentor Melody De Los Cobos.A new mural along a low wall at Tito’s Auto Body depicts cool cars. The public art is a project of Love City Heights and #TheAvenueMuralProject.
Another new #TheAvenueMuralProject mural in City Heights decorates the front of Pink and Mint Salon.
GMONIK @gmonikart has begun a new mural in the alley by 7-Eleven. It will depict Africa and the message One Love.Colorful murals join together in City Heights to unite a diverse community.
UPDATE!
A few days later I walked through City Heights and noticed GMONIK had finished his One Love mural…
One Love mural in City Heights by artist GMONIK.
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Today I headed to City Heights to join a group of community members in a very special event. Today is the Global Day of Caring, and our mission was to pick up litter and cheer on artists as they painted a couple of new street murals!
This inspiring event was organized by Love City Heights and made possible by a very generous donation from Huntington Ingalls Industries, which operates one of the largest shipyards in San Diego.
A diverse group of volunteers came together in the space behind the Treasure Trove antique store for the big clean up. I noticed that many hands were provided by the San Diego Asian Youth Organization!
After scouring the sidewalks near several blocks of University Avenue for trash, we all enjoyed a super tasty lunch served up by Brochachos Tacos and Faith Chapel of Spring Valley.
During the event there was a variety of fun activities. A colorful mural was being painted by Matthew Curtis (@naylorcurtis). And there was face painting, too!
Large permanent murals were also being created by street artists a block away at two separate locations. I’ll blog about those next…
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Original vintage postcard shows Lindbergh’s San Diego-built Ryan plane over San Diego; Air Capital of the West.
A very cool exhibition titled “Wish You Were Here” is about to officially open at the Maritime Museum of San Diego. The colorful exhibit, which I experienced this evening aboard the 1898 steam ferryboat Berkeley, features vintage postcards of San Diego from a century ago.
A collection of authentic original postcards is displayed in glass cases; enlarged images from dozens of fascinating old postcards cover several walls.
Visitors to the exhibit will see depictions of popular destinations, famous attractions, Balboa Park, beaches, downtown, Coronado, La Jolla, and all sorts of unique places around San Diego County. Many of the hand-colored postcards show what life was like in our city in the early part of the 20th century.
The images for the wall displays were obtained from the Coronado Public Library, San Diego Air and Space Museum, San Diego History Center, and the archives of the Maritime Museum.
The official opening of “Wish You Were Here” will be on Saturday, November 16, 2019. On that special day representatives of the U.S. Postal Service will be at the museum from 11 am to 3 pm. Visitors will be able to get a collectible Maritime Museum of San Diego cancellation postmark on a special commemorative postcard!
The following photos provide a small taste of this amazing exhibit…
Many historical postcards are on display for the “Wish You Were Here” exhibit at the Maritime Museum of San Diego.Original postcard shows Ferry between Coronado and San Diego.Various postcards images that promote a visit to Star of India, the oldest iron sailing vessel afloat.Diverse themes in the postcard exhibit include beach fun and sailing.Bathing in the surf in winter.U. S. Sailors Life “Sport aboard Ship.”Lake at Lakeside, near San Diego.Carriso Gorge showing track skirting mountain side in the distance, on San Diego and Arizona Railway.Ruins of San Diego Mission.Ramona’s Marriage Place (Casa de Estudillo in Old Town), and monument where American flag was first raised in Southern California.International Panama-California Exposition, San Diego. Portion of the Pueblo Village.International Boundary Line, Tijuana, Mexico.Main Entrance of Wonderland Park, Ocean Beach.Aquaplaning, San Diego Bay.
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