Monday, May 7, 2012

Monday Mural: Happy Birthday, Oakland

Oakland had its 160th birthday on Friday.  As part of the week long events to mark the occasion, local artist, Emily Shepard, created a temporary mural delineating why folks love Oakland (even if it can be a love-hate relationship at times).  This was unrolled in front of City Hall and served as the backdrop for the music offerings for the day.  I subscribe to all the sentiments listed.

If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme's for you.  Just follow the Linky steps below.  You decide what constitutes a mural.  Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters.  Looking forward to the murals posted this week.  Once you start looking, it's amazing how many you can find.

13 comments:

  1. Murals Reflection and Spirit of a great City & her people!


    Warm Aloha from Honolulu
    Comfort Spiral

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  2. Oh I didn't know about Oakland's birthday last Friday and I work in Oakland, that's a pity.

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  3. Great idea and a really neat mural.

    Darryl and Ruth :)

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  4. This one is so huge! I think people with use this as a back drop for their photos, just like the NY and Hollywood carpet!

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  5. Great idea for the celebrations!

    Thank you for hosting this meme.

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  6. There's a lot of good reasons for people to like your city. The only negative thing is the mural is only temporary.

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  7. I hope this mural is moved to another location for display. One day does not seem long enough for it to be enjoyed.

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  8. Happy Birthday, Oakland! Great mural.

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  9. Happy birthday Oakland! A nice mural in celebration of the event. :)

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  10. Oh yes, pity it's just temporary. It's a wonderful mural! HaPpY hApPy Oakland DaY!

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  11. Hopefully they keep this somewhere at city hall!

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  12. It's a cool mural, it's a pity it's is not permanent! ;-)

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  13. Colorful and interesting work, well in advance, Happy Anniversary vibrant Oakland!

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