I recently discovered a small nice plaza with a helical sculpture in the center at the corner of First Street and Fairmount Blvd. (3894 1st St, Riverside, CA). There are no signs and I am not sure if it is a city or a private plaza. It is located behind the CenterPoint Luxury Apartment complex, near the entrance to its garage. The sculptor is unknown.
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The outdoor basketball courts at Andulka Park (5201 Chicago Ave, Riverside, CA) have recently been resurfaced and a raincross, Riverside's symbol, has been painted in the center of each court. Unfortunately they were defaced soon after completion.
The north-facing windows and walls of Mark Twain Elementary School (19411 Krameria Ave, Riverside, CA) have a lot of digital art showing a cute bullfrog, the school mascot almost certainly selected because of Mark Twain's first nationally acclaimed short story. The images applied on vinyl film also depict orange groves with jets and birds flying overhead. The artists are unknown.
A series of attractive paintings of palm trees, the Riverside City Hall, the Peace Tower and Bridge on Mount Rubidoux and the entrance to the Mission Inn are mounted on the side of a building on 9th Street between City Hall and the entrance to Mariposa Alley (3698 9th St, Riverside, CA). They were painted by local artist Chris Napolitano @chrisnapart.
On the wall at the intersection of two alleys in downtown Riverside (adjacent to 3642 University Ave, Riverside, CA) is a small attractive bas relief sculpture of a grouping of different flowers. The artist is unknown and the reason it has been placed there is unknown.
The upper sections of the walls of the inside of the downtown Maxi Foods Market (4050 University Ave, Riverside, CA) have been painted with numerous murals featuring scenes from early Riverside, a representation of an early market, agriculture and agricultural workers, livestock, food and Mexican-themed food workers. Below are many of them. The murals are unsigned and artists are unknown.
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Bryant Elementary School also known as the Bryant School of Arts and Innovation (4324 3rd St, Riverside, CA) has recently been painted which unfortunately included painting over their old murals. It looks like innovation won out over art. They now have a couple of new murals as shown below. The artist is unknown.
An attractive dog-themed mural has been painted on the out building flanking the parking lot of the Ruff House Pet Resort (3035 Chicago Ave, Riverside, CA). The mural was painted by Allison Brown of CAB Studios @allison.brownart. As described on one of her Instagram posts, the mural features "Sherman, a beautiful Blonde Bloodhound and National Dog Show winner".
Two modular buildings at Riverside City College's Evans Park (between Magnolia and Brockton) have been painted with similar murals - one for baseball and one for softball. Both show the school name and its mascot, the tiger. The artist is unknown. The murals are most easily reached from Tequesquite Ave. near the entrance to the parking lot for Raincross Urgent Care (4646 Brockton Ave Ste 101, Riverside, CA).
An additional electrical box on Magnolia Ave. (4701 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA) on the corner near Central Middle School has recently been painted with attractive floral motif. The artist was Ekaterina Orlovie @orlovie.
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The Urban DRIPP donut bar and coffee shop (3750 University Ave. #175, Riverside) has an attractive donut bar mural on its facade and side. During a recent trip downtown (Dec. 13, 2024), the murals appear to have been refreshed. Photos of the new murals are shown with a photo of the earlier mural at the bottom. The earlier murals were signed Sevesigns 79 or possibly Stevesigns 79.
The new Buenos Dias Cafe (2790 14th St, Riverside, CA) sports a series of attractive murals featuring coffee, hummingbirds, flowers and a picture of the Mexican artist and icon Frida Kalo. One of the murals is signed Alponso A. and Alex and provides their telephone numbers.
