Saturday, August 30, 2025

Mark Harris Dental Office Mural and Art

There is an orange- and Riverside-themed mural in the back and several pieces of artwork in the front of the Mark Harris Dental Office .  The mural entitled, "“A Walk Through the Orange Groves” was painted by local artist Noel Goin in 2025.  The artists of the other pieces of art are unknown.  Articles about the mural can be found on the PageSuite website and the Press Enterprise.   






#Riverside mural #Inland Empire art #Dental office art #Raincross #orange groves

  

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Lemon Crate Label in Arlington Heights Sports Park

Near the entrance to one of the softball fields in Arlington Heights Sports Park (9401 Cleveland Ave, Riverside, CA) is a reproduction of a lemon crate label from the Arlington Heights Citrus Company - a reminder of the role of citrus in that area and in Riverside's history.  The artist is unknown.  



#Citrus crate label #Lemon crate label #Arlington Heights #Riverside history




Sunday, August 24, 2025

Lime Street Pedestrian Bridge

The pedestrian bridge across Lime Street (4104 Lime St, Riverside, CA) has recently been painted in a bright floral motif and announces the downtown Arts and Culture District.  The two artists who did the mural were Patrick Barwinski @prbarwinski and Juan Navarro @luvmonsterz.  It is a nice addition to the downtown murals.  








 





#Riverside downtown #Riverside murals #Inland Empire art #floral murals


Thursday, August 21, 2025

Loring Historic Opera Building Display

There are different displays around Riverside describing historical buildings or events that occurred within the city.  Just off of the Downtown walking mall and adjacent to Citizen's Business Bank (3695 Main St, Riverside, CA) is a display showing photographs of the Loring building which at one point housed Riverside's Opera. The Loring Opera House itself was destroyed by fire in 1990. More information on the building can be found here. The designer of the current display is unknown.  




Monday, August 18, 2025

Ben Franklin Elementary School Courtyard Mural

Recently I was able to get inside the fence and get better and more complete photos of the courtyard mural at Ben Franklin Elementary School (19661 Orange Terrace Pkwy, Riverside, CA).  I am pretty sure these were painted by Tom Seibert and his group at Murals for Schools @muralsforschools as were the murals that face the street.  






#Franklin Elementary School #RUSD #Riverside Unified School District #Riverside landmarks #Mt. Rubidoux #Mission Inn #De Anza statue #Fox theater #Riverside International Raceway

Friday, August 15, 2025

Casa Blanca Elementary School Mural and Playground Paintings

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Casa Blanca Elementary School (7351 Lincoln Ave., Riverside, CA) took place on Aug. 5 which allowed the public to see a colorful new mural of a phoenix, the school mascot, above the entrance, and an brightly painted playground behind the school.  Representative pictures are below.  The mural and paintings are unsigned.  









#Casa Blanca #Casa Blanca Elementary School #RUSD #Riverside Unified School District #playground





Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Metal Insect Sculptures at the Riverside Main Library

On a shelf to the left of the main desk and in the Innovation Center behind the main desk of the Riverside Main Library (3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA) are found three interesting and creative metal insect sculptures.  They were made by Jim Bergman @drstrangebot, a local artist who specializes in making robotic art.  





#insect art #inland empire artist #inland empire art #Riverside artist #ladybird beetle #Riverside Public Library

Saturday, August 9, 2025

New Magnolia Elementary School Murals

Magnolia Elementary School (3975 Maplewood Pl, Riverside, CA) has recently been repainted and now sports a couple of simple new murals showing the name of the school and its mascot, the falcon. The artist is unknown.  








#School mural #RUSD 

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Animal-themed Fencing on Brockton Ave.

The fencing around a ventilation or access shaft on Brockton Ave. (6800 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA) has been covered with metal coverings showing elephants, giraffes and other African animals.  The designer is unknown.  






#fence cover #African animals


Sunday, August 3, 2025

Scholarship Prep School Murals

A beautiful mural has been painted at the new Scholarship Prep School (9707 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA) on Magnolia Avenue. Construction is still occurring at the school so I had to take these photos from the adjacent sidewalk.  I was told the school will be open on Aug. 11 so one will likely be able to get closer photos then.  According to an Instagram post, the artist was Brian Peterson @brianpetersonart and the mural was completed in 4 days - pretty amazing.  







#Scholarship Prep School Riverside #Riverside murals #Inland Empire art