fw: History, culture mix in vibrant Mission murals

Greg

Can you believe these were painted in the street of San Francisco?  

Children trot by Mexican artist Jesus Helguera's colorful "Leyenda Azteca" mural on the side of a bakery on 24th Street. The mural is about an Aztec volcano-creation legend, and the artist is sometimes referred to as the Norman Rockwell of Mexico. (Brant Ward / The Chronicle)

Balmy Alley, off 24th Street, is home to dozens of garage and fence murals, including "The Five Sacred Colors of Corn." (Brant Ward / The Chronicle)

"Icons of Mexican Art" by Hector Escarraman can be found on Balmy Alley. (Brant Ward / The Chronicle)
Isaias Mata's mural about the Spanish conquest of the New World is at St. Peter's Church. (Brant Ward / The Chronicle)

A mural on Saint Peter's Church at 24th and Florida Streets. (Brant Ward / The Chronicle)
A large vertical mural greets visitors to the 24th Street/York mini-park. (Brant Ward / The Chronicle)
Four year old Angie Rosales plays on the giant mosaic sculpture of Quetzalcoatl at the 24th Street/York mini park. (Brant Ward / The Chronicle)
A detail from the mural "Culture Contains the Seed of Resistance" by Miranda Bergman and O"Brien Thiele located in Balmy Alley. (Brant Ward / The Chronicle)

dojj

這些圖案好酷的說～

Greg

dojj: 這些圖案好酷的說～

hee, hee, yeah.  I never have the chance to go over there to see them.  (that is a bad area)  

Sparrow

GOOD~!!!

Greg

Sparrow: GOOD~!!!

which one you like the most?

Sparrow

2
^^~

Greg

Sparrow: 2
^^~

2 is a good one, I like it too!