Food Lab Hallway Mural

The Riverside Food Lab (3605 Market St, Riverside, CA) has a colorful food-themed mural in the hallway leading to the restrooms and drinking fountains.  The mural is unsigned and the artist unknown.  

Riverside Plaza Mural on the Vitamin Shoppe

A beautiful large new mural depicting the Riverside Plaza and nearby businesses in the Magnolia Center in earlier times has been painted on the west-facing side of the Vitamin Shoppe (3660 Central Ave, Riverside, CA).  There are also two nice paintings of vintage automobiles within the mural. The lead artist was Mano Mirande (@_mano_man_) of Manoymano_productions (@manoymano_productions) who worked with Jennifer and Jacob Gamble and possibly other artists to complete the mural.  The last two photos show two of the artists at work.  There is also a short video on their Instagram pages showing the painting of the mural.  

Skate Park Mural at Bobby Bonds Park

A colorful new mural has been painted on the sides of the skate park at Bobby Bonds Park (at about 4061 Douglass Ave.).  It is labeled Inspired Custom Arts and, based on an Instagram post, was painted by Ron Del Cid (@rondeezyyyy) and Alexis Mercado (@alexismercado__). Because of the difficulty of seeing the entire mural, I made a short video of it which can be seen on my YouTube channel.  

Details of the Day of the Dead Mural on the Placita Restaurant

On the west-facing wall of the Placita Restaurant (1805 University Ave, Riverside) is a large mural celebrating the Day of the Dead painted by Jesus A. Castaneda (@exoskeletal27 on Instagram).  Here are a few more detailed photos that I recently took.  

The original post about the Placita Restaurant murals can be found here. I also recently posted about a new mural that was recently painted on the restaurant.  

New Placita Restaurant Mural

 There is a new mural along the west-facing wall towards the back of the Placita Restaurant (1805 University Ave, Riverside). It depicts a blue woman in the night flanked by roses and balloons.  It was painted by Elide (@eliddeeee on Instagram).

Beignet Spot Mural - Details

I recently rode my bike by the Beignet Spot restaurant (4019 Market Street, Riverside) which as a nice mural that was featured previously.  Below are photos showing close-ups of the cartoon figures in the mural. The mural is signed with initials but I have not been able to identify the artist. 

Raincross District Consignment Shop Art

On the facade of the Raincross District consignment shop (3583 Market St, Riverside, CA 92501) is a brightly colored work of art showing a raincross, Riverside's symbol, flanked by brightly colored wings.  The artist is unknown.  

Camp Anza and Support for the Troops - Art Box

Along the parking lot adjacent to City Hall (3900 Main St, Riverside, CA 92501) there are two utility boxes that have been wrapped with digital prints on film spotlighting Camp Anza, its history, and support for our troops. Camp Anza was a military camp and staging area during World War II that was located in the western part of Riverside in what is now known as the Arlanza area. The utility boxes are located to the south of City Hall along 10th Street.  They are part of the Box Art project directed by Leadership Riverside 2015. The artist who executed the work is unidentified but is most likely Shannon Murphy of Colibri Communications who designed the other Art Boxes.  

Longfellow Elementary School mural

A nice mural showing several children and a lion (the school mascot) reading books is found on the campus of Longfellow Elementary School (3610 Eucalyptus Ave, Riverside, CA 92507).  The mural also shows the school name and 1893, the year that the school was founded. The artist is unknown.  

Taft Elementary School Murals

A series of attractive murals have recently been completed at Taft Elementary School (959 Mission Grove Pkwy N, Riverside, CA).  On the side facing Mission Grove Parkway are three murals that portray President William Howard Taft,  a stylized version of the Mission Inn, and the name of the school.  In playground in the back of the school are two more, one depicting elementary students continuing on to graduation and another showing a tiger, the school mascot.  The unsigned murals on the main building were painted by Murals for Schools @muralsforschools led by lead artist Tom Seibert.  Update: July 23, 2025. New photos of the murals on the playground backboard have been added.  

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"Riverside Tales" Mural Details

The Riverside Tales mural located in the alley between Imperial Hardware Lofts and DragonMarsh (3643 University Ave., Riverside) has a lot of interesting details that I didn't include in my earlier post and thought I would highlight here.  The mural "by Pável Acevedo, F.C. Aragon, and Carlos Castro honors the Harada family legacy and numerous multicultural civil rights luminaries. Guest artists included Maurice Howard, Inland Mujeres, Darren Villegas, and others.  

An earlier post about the Riverside Tales mural can be found here.