A new STEM-themed mural has been painted at the new Casa Blanca Elementary School (7351 Lincoln Ave., Riverside, CA). Interestingly the illustrations within each letter represent tools or symbols used by each discipline. The mural is unsigned.
#STEM school #Casa Blanca #RUSD #Riverside Unified School District
A medallion recognizing the many years of public service by former Mayor Ron Loveridge has been placed near the entryway to Riverside's City Hall (3900 Main St, Riverside, CA). The artist is unknown.
#Riverside City Hall, #Mayor, #City Council, #City Hall
In 2006, the Art Alliance of the Riverside Art Museum held a Giant Orange Artventure to raise money for the museum. Thirty-two large oranges were sponsored and displayed at various locations in downtown Riverside. As can be seen elsewhere on this blog, eight of the original oranges can still be found throughout Riverside. Below are photos of oranges that are no longer displayed that I took when the oranges were on public display in 2006. I am including them on this blog to keep an online historical record of these works of art.
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The plaza at 3650 11th St, Riverside, CA, outside the Riverside Hall of Justice where the Superior Court of California of Riverside County convenes, has been named after Justice John G. Gabbert, former judge, scholar, and leader in the Riverside community, and a monument has been placed at its entrance in his honor. The archway-shaped monument contains a medallion and summary information on Gabbert's life and contributions to the area. The artist and designer are unknown.
#Superior Court of California, #Riverside County, #City of Riverside, #landmark,
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the City Hall building (3900 Main St, Riverside, CA), new raincross sculpture has been erected on the north side of City Hall along the downtown pedestrian mall. The sculpture was made for the occasion by Rico Alderette @ricoald and his colleagues at Alderette Designs @alderette_designs. Councilman Phillip Falcone and Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson also helped lead the project. This particular raincross appears to have some Japanese influences, possibly related to Riverside's connection to Sendai, its sister city. Note, the similarities between the sculpture and other raincross emblems embedded in the concrete of City Hall.
There are three kiosks along Victoria Avenue providing some history of the avenue and the citrus industry in Riverside as well as information on the bike trail, the special gardens and the roses and palms along the route. The first kiosk is in front of the Helen Hayes Yeager Memorial Garden (intersection of Victoria and Myrtle Ave.). The last is near the southern end of the avenue (intersection of Victoria and La Sierra Avenue). The other is in the middle stretch of the avenue. The information is mostly the same at the three kiosks although there are one or two differences. Photos of the kiosks and the various panels are shown below. The project was coordinated by Frank Heyming. Natalia Zanfardino was the graphics editor and Darlene DeMason edited the text.
A large attractive mural recognizing the contributions of Aaron Norris, a prominent Riverside supporter of the arts who died at a young age, and which features key sights in downtown Riverside has been painted near the intersection of University and Lemon Streets (about 3841 Lemon St., Riverside, CA). The mural was painted by local muralist Mano Mirande @_mano_man_.
There is a monument honoring Robert M. Howie for whom the plaza (4080 Lemon St., Riverside, CA) in downtown Riverside is named. It briefly tells of his life and has a medallion-type of sculpture of him. The monument indicates that it is "dedicated to the virtuous, vigorous and independent people who cultivate the earth in Riverside County and to Robert M. Howie who dedicated his life to protecting and promoting agriculture". The designer and artist of the monument are unknown.
#Howie Plaza #Riverside County agriculture #Downtown Riverside
