Wednesday, December 17, 2014

La Botonica San Miguel Market, King & Main Streets

A Detail From the Large Mural Adorning the King Street Side of the Building Which Houses La Botonica San Miguel Market, Maria's Kitchen ,Midway Fashions, and Other South Main Small Businesses, and Stores.

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Former PIP Shelter, Main & Charlton Streets

A Decades-Old Mural Still Graces the Charlton Street Side of the Building Which Once Housed Worcester's Infamous PIP Shelter

Monday, November 10, 2014

Tree, Elm Park

This Apparently Guerrilla-Style Art Installation Created With Clear Water Bottles With an Overt Political Message, "VOTE YES ON 2", Could Be Spotted in Elm Park a Few Weeks Before the Most Recent Election (the Referendum Lost, and the Piece Has Since Been Taken Down)

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Parking Lot, Foster Street

Nationally Known as "The Wall O' Washingtons" After Being Featured on the Roadside America Website, This Mural Next to the Parking Lot at 12 Foster Street Was Painted During the Mid-1970s by Sante Graziani, Dean of the School of the Worcester Art Museum

Monday, October 13, 2014

Leitrim's Pub, Park Avenue

Perhaps the Newest Mural in Worcester Is This One Painted Last Month on the Side of Leitrim's Pub at 265 Park Avenue

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

C.C. Lowell, Park Avenue

I'm Pleased to Report That the Very Charming Neon Manny Family, Which Once Resided at the Entrance of Courtland Yard on Chandler Street, Has Found a New Home in Front of C.C. Lowell Art Supply at 258 Park Avenue

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Weintraub's Delicatessen, Water Street

A Brand New Mural (Painted This Last August) Featuring a Nocturnal Street Scene Replaces the Weatherworn Four Decades Old One of Noah's Ark on the Side of Weintraub's Delicatessen on Water Street. 

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Denholm Building, Chatham & Main Streets

The Completed Version of the Massive Mural Entitled "The Block Player" Painted by Caleb Neelon on the Side of the Denholm Building at the Corner of Chatham & Main Streets

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Ralph's Chadwick Square Diner, Grove Street

Although It May Appear to Be an Authentic Vintage Advertisement for Narragansett Beer Dating Back to the 1930's or 40's, This Mural on the Side of Ralph's Diner Was Actually Painted in 2008

Monday, August 11, 2014

Denholm Building, Chatham & Main Streets

Cambridge Artist Caleb Neelon and an Assistant Work on Creating a Massive Four-Story Mural on the Side of the Denholm Building at the Corner of Chatham and Main Streets

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Pedestrian Walkway, Cambridge Street

An Example of Guerrilla-Style Street Art Decorating the Interior Side of the Barrier Which Separates the Pedestrian Walkway on Cambridge Street From Traffic

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Cool Licks Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Merrick & Pleasant Streets


Two Stages, (Top) In Progress and (Bottom) Completed, of the Mural Painted on the Side of the Soon-To-Be-Opened Cool Licks Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt at the Corner of Merrick & Pleasant Streets


Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Railroad Bridge, Southbridge Street

An Elaborate Example of Graffiti Street Art Spotted on the Side of a Freight Train Boxcar as It Crossed the Railroad Bridge Over Southbridge Street

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Chain Link Fence, Hawley Street

A Piece of Plywood Attached to a Chain Link Fence Forms the Canvas For This Colorful Combination of Graffiti and Street Art on Hawley Street

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Lois Lane

Can an Entire Street Be Considered Street Art? I Say "YES", Especially If It's Lois Lane, a Small Private Street Off Park Avenue Next to That's Entertainment Pop-Culture Emporium

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Grafton Street School, Grafton Street

This Mosaic Entitled " Tree of Knowledge"  Was Created by Artist Hilary Sloate with the Students, Faculty, and Staff of the Grafton Street Elementary School in 2005

Monday, May 19, 2014

Crompton Building, Green Street

Artist Benjamin Markley and an Assistant Put the Finishing Touches on his Three Story Mural Depicting the Blackstone Canal in the 1820's on the Side of the Crompton Building Located at 138 Green Street

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Beatnik's Bar, Park Avenue

A Death's Head Takes a Drag From a Cigarette Holder in a Mural by Local Artist Eamon Gillen Painted on the Outside Back Wall of Beatnik's Bar on Park Avenue

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Parking Lot, Sever & Cedar Streets

An Example of Stencil Graffiti, a Popular Form of Street Art in Worcester and the Rest of the World, Found on the Back of an "Authorized Vehicles Only" Sign in a Parking Lot at Sever and Cedar Streets

Friday, April 11, 2014

WCUW Community Radio Studio, Hawthorne & Main Streets

The Mural on the Side of the WCUW Community Radio Studio at the Corner of Hawthorne & Main Streets

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Extreme Restaurant, Main & May Streets

This Mural of a Tropical Beach Paradise on the Side of the Extreme Restaurant on the Corner of Main & May Streets Was Painted by Edgardo Rodriquez in 2012

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Light Pole, Lancaster Street

Sometimes Street Art Can Be Both Delightfully Unplanned and Collective Such as This Spontaneous Collage of Worcester Art Museum Admission Stickers on a Light Pole on Lancaster Street Next to the Museum

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Melville Shoe Corporation Warehouse and Office, Hammond Street

The Exquisite Mosaic Mural Above the Entrance of the Former Offices of the Melville Shoe Corporation at 44 Hammond Street

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

PennyWise Market, May Street

A Small Airbrushed Mural Featuring an Eagle and an American Flag on the Side of the PennyWise Market at 3 May Street

Friday, March 21, 2014

David L. Higgins, Jr. Center, Chandler Street

As Hard as I Try, I Can Not Determine Exactly What This Mysterious Mosaic That Hangs on the Side of the David L. Higgins, Jr. Center at 162 Chandler Street Depicts. I Believe It Might Be a Meal, With Hands Reaching Across A Tabletop For Various Dishes of Food. Please Post Your Own Guesses in the Comments Section Below.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

St Francis Xavier Center, Temple Street

Very Reminiscent of the One on the Iglesia Cristiana DE LA Christian Community Church on Austin Street, This Small Mural is Just One of Many Painted on the Wall Adjacent to the St Francis Xavier Center on Temple Street

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Iglesia Cristiana DE LA Christian Community Church, Austin Street

A Mural Painted on the Side of the Iglesia Cristiana DE LA Christian Community Church at 89 Austin Street (Which by All Appearances Seems to Be Now Closed)

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Right Choice Exhaust & Brake, Cambridge Street & Saugus Place

A Special Thanks to Nicole Apostola for Pointing Out "The Awesome Welded Guy" Holding a Sign Advertising Right Choice Exhaust & Brake at the Corner of Cambridge Street and Saugus Place

Monday, March 3, 2014

Columbus Park Prep Elementary School, Lovell Street

A Portion of a Peeling Mural Painted on a Wall Behind the Columbus Park Prep Elementary School




Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Stop Sign, Berkshire & Highland Streets

The Familiar Face of Rod Serling Stenciled on a Stop Sign at the Corner of Berkshire and Highland Streets Welcomes Unsuspecting Passerbys to The Twilight Zone

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

City Muffler Center, Chandler Street

This Sculpture, Consisting of Welded Exhaust Pipes and Mufflers, Greets Customers to City Muffler Center on Chandler Street

Monday, February 10, 2014

Railroad Bridge, Green Street

This Mural on the Green Street Railroad Bridge Painted by Artist Donna Vayo in 2008 Has Been the Subject of Great Local Controversy. It Was Even Nominated in 2010 in The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research as "the Worst Public Art in New England".

Friday, February 7, 2014

St Francis Xavier Center, Temple Street

Just One of Several Small Colorful Murals With a Religious or Spiritual Theme Painted on a Wall Next to the St Francis Xavier Center on Temple Street

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Nondescript Building, Mason Street

This Sexy Blue Angel by an Unknown Artist Shares Space With the Starry Night Mural on the Wall of a Nondescript Building on Mason Street.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Chestnut Place, Elm Street

Light City by Susan J. Champeny Was One of Five Fiberglass Sculptures of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Painted by Local Artists as Part of National Grid's Worcester Public Art Project - Lighting The Community in 2010.

Monday, February 3, 2014

Hanover Theater, Southbridge Street

Gerald Bellmore's Mural Celebrating the Performing Arts Next to the Hanover Theater on Southbridge Street

Sunday, February 2, 2014

C. C. Lowell, Park Avenue

This Mural Painted on the Side of C. C. Lowell, the Nation's Oldest Art Supply Store, Fittingly Features Giant Tubes of Oil Paint.

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Daisy Fresh Laundromat, Pleasant & Hawley Streets

This Mural on the Side of the Daisy Fresh Laundromat at Pleasant and Hawley Streets Was Painted by the Kids and Preteens of the Neighborhood  Under the Direction of Local Artist Tom Lewis-Borbely as Part of the Worcester Fights Back Campaign in 1994.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Golemo's Market, Millbury Street

The Mural Painted on the Side of Golemo's Market at 43 Millbury Street Features a Caricature of Former Owner Marian F. Golemo, in Traditional Polish Costume, Dancing With a String of Kielbasa.

Monday, January 27, 2014

Beatnik's Bar, Park Avenue

The Devil Imbibes a Cocktail in a Mural Painted by Local Artist Eamon Gillen on the Back Outside Wall of Beatnik's Bar on Park Avenue in 2010.

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Yamon Jamaican Jerk Hut, Park Avenue

This Brightly-Hued Mural on the Side of Yamon Jamaican Jerk Hut Helps Brings a Welcome Bit of Jamaica to Snow-Covered Park Avenue.

Friday, January 24, 2014

Weintraub's Delicatessen, Water Street

This Now Weatherworn Mural of Noah's Ark Was Painted Over Forty Years Ago by an Unknown Artist on the Side of Weintraub's Delicatessen on Water Street.  In 2011,  It Was Announced That the Mural Would Be Redone as Part of the Worcester Mural Project.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Courtland Yard, Chandler Street

The Neon Manny Family, a Creative & Colorful Cross Between Sculpture and Installation Art Which Stood Near the Entrance of Courtland Yard at 372 Chandler Street, Will Be Sadly Missed in Worcester Along With Their Creator, Sprout Floral Shop, Who Closed Their Doors This Last December.

Alley, Pleasant Street

This Patriotic Mural Featuring a Tearful Bald Eagle Can Be Found in an Alley off Lower Pleasant Street

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

'Downtown District' Marker, Federal Square

A Detail from One of Four Mosaics (Depicting the Local History and Attractions of Worcester) Set in the Sides of the 20-Foot-Tall Black Aluminum ‘Downtown District’ Marker in Federal Square. These Beautiful Mosaics Were Designed by City Resident Susan Champeny and Translated into Tile by Facente Mosaic Studios of Worcester.

Monday, January 20, 2014

'DO NOT ENTER' Sign, Winfield Street

Street Art in Worcester Can Turn Up in the Most Surprising Places. This Small But Intriguing Piece Can Be Found on the Back of a 'DO NOT ENTER' Sign (Partially Hidden by the 'STOP' Sign) on Winfield Street

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Nondescript Building, Mason Street

Worcester's Very Own Version of Vincent Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' Can Be Seen on the Side of a Nondescript Building at 43 Mason Street

Friday, January 17, 2014

National Grid Sustainability Hub, Main Street

A Segment of an Abstract Mural on the Outer Wall of the National Grid Sustainability Hub Designed by Students of the Claremont Academy’s Art Studio, and Painted by Local Artist Jen Swan "That Incorporates a Conceptual Map of the Local Geography and Combines a Community, Energy and Sustainability Message"