Monday, March 7, 2011

Monday Mural: welcome to Oakland

This mural is found near the border of Oakland and San Leandro on Bancroft Avenue.  If you can read the writing below "Welcome to Oakland," let me know.  The silhouette of the port cranes is pretty iconic for Oakland.  Note the Bay Bridge tower on the left.  It's soon to be replaced by a new and taller tower.
Posted by Oakland Daily Photo at 12:01 AM
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7 comments:

  1. LindaMarch 6, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    Wow! It's blog word verification gone wild!

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  2. Leslie D.March 6, 2011 at 11:31 PM

    Nope can't crack the code on that. I like though. The whole design is great.

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  3. YoshiMarch 7, 2011 at 5:15 AM

    Me, either. I can't decode it. I remember "Star Wards" type port cranes photos you posted before!!

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  4. JackMarch 7, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    If the first three commenters came up dry, then I don't think I will try. But, it is an interesting photo. Oakland should brand itself the Mural City.

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  5. oaktownmanMarch 8, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    Hey that was oaktownman's post a couple months back ;-) Thanks for commenting on the blog. Added you to the Oaktown Bloggers links in the sidebar. 8~}

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  6. FranciscaMarch 14, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Great colors on this wall mural, but no, no points for legibility. :-)

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  7. UnknownNovember 5, 2015 at 3:39 PM

    I painted this in 2009.
    The bottom portion noone can read says "Rush" "Kesr" and "Thes". We have recently redone it and it features a BART octopus and the new Bay bridge eastern span.
    check it out.

    109th and Bancroft.

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