☞ The trolley ran along 1st Street in the Historic Old Downtown area of San Jose, California. ☞ The southbound tracks ran along 2nd Street in historic old downtown San Jose, California. This particular trolley was Winchester bound. ☞ The trolley ran double cars to carry twice as many passengers. In this part of town it ran under a line of trees. View all▼

☞ The artist's signature was painted across the blue tiger's back. It read, "Muck Rock." ☞ The mural was painted on the side of a corner store just across Washington Street from the Washington/Jefferson Skatepark in Eugene, Oregon. Jules Muck paints under the street name, "Muck Rock." ☞ A pink tiger and and orange slice separated one portrait from the next. ☞ The portrait of Frieda was painted next to a window that displayed "25oz Can 1 Extra Oz." ☞ A blue tiger was painted at the extreme right of the mural. Next to the blue tiger was a pink rose. ☞ A close up shot of the face of Frieda. View all▼

☞ A shot from behind the sculpture revealed graffiti on the blade. ☞ The blade end of the sculpture with x-shapes in the holes. ☞ Lots of graffiti covered one of the flat panels on the back of the sculpture. ☞ A closer shot of the lower part of the sculpture showed grass stuck to it, and a tiny graffiti name. ☞ A closer shot of the way the metal pieces fit together, cleanly welded edge to edge. ☞ A shot from the back of the sculpture at its non-blade end. Notice the neighborhood beyond the sculpture. ☞ A long blade of dull metal stuck out from one end of the sculpture. View all▼

☞ Two American kestral birds stood on the rocky hill and gazed at each other. ☞ An American kestral nest was on a rocky hill overlooking a slice of river. ☞ The blue/green of the river reflected sunlight to highlight the rocks of the hill. ☞ A slice through a river revealed many fish. ☞ A cloudy sky lay over the rocky hill, alternating between sunlight and shadow. View all▼

☞ An otter dove deep in search of shellfish. Instead it found a sunken skateboard. ☞ Beams of sunlight broke the surface of the river. That and people on shore suggest this was a warm day. ☞ Painted on a freeway support under the freeway was an underwater scene. ☞ A family on a relaxed day on shore. The man gazed down into the water. One of the children fished with a pole. A dog swam on the surface of the river. View all▼

☞ Ducks hid in tall grass to the right of a spiral staircase. ☞ Two Canada Geese and one kildeer stood in a grass field next to a spiral staircase. ☞ An abstract building floated over grassland next to a typical northwestern forest. ☞ Stairs ended inside the shapes. A bare i-beam appeared as an unfinished shape element. ☞ The building was created from abstract shapes. A flowering vine grew up through the building's shapes. ☞ A spiral staircase lacked a safety rail. The stairs ran up from grassland and into a floating building. View all▼

☞ The fifth mural was an image of the sea. It lay just beyond the edge of the skatepark, and was partly obscured by the parks concrete forms. ☞ The bottom of the mural showed a sea lion swimming under the arched path of a school of fish. ☞ A wide shot, edge on, of the mural. ☞ The middle of the mural showed birds hovering over a crashing surf. ☞ The top of the mural illustrated two ice arches under a stormy sky. View all▼

☞ The fourth mural illustrated a large bird perched on top of a tree stump. ☞ The face of the bird looked malevolent and was backed by the rising sun. ☞ The body of the bird was filled with gears, all interlocked and turning. ☞ The bird was perched on the inverted axial of a skateboard. The wheels were missing. ☞ The tree stump had steps embedded in its side, or mushrooms growing on its side. View all▼

☞ The bottom of the mural resembled a train on six tracks speeding out from the wall. Sadly, it was covered in graffiti. ☞ The third mural illustrated a grand and glorious mythical phoenix bird. It flew in spectacular flames. ☞ A burning skeleton was drawn below the phoenix bird, and appeared to be the source of its flames. ☞ The flames of the phoenix bird just before its mythical demise into ash. View all▼

☞ Two senior folk riding with Ruth's Table wore hats decorated with colorful tissue flowers. ☞ The folks marching with Conjunto Folklórico Panamá América wore decorative costumes, each topped with an artistic hat. ☞ The kids marching with Buena Vista Horace Mann wore hats decorated with sticks and gems. ☞ One of those marching with Club Puertorriqueño de San Francisco wore a mask as a hat. ☞ A woman marching with Mextizo Latino Indio-Afro-Mexican Salvadoreno Urbano Hip-Hop wore an exaggerated top hat decorated with white feathers. ☞ Those dancing with Esplendor Azteca Xipe Totec wore elaborate feather hats. View all▼

☞ The bottom of the two birds, the larger of the two, dove with beak open and tongue out. It's talons were about to seize graffiti. ☞ The smaller and topmost (or perhaps more distant) bird dove with talons extended across the very face of the sun. ☞ The second of the eight murals illustrated two birds of prey diving down from high in a fictional sky. View all▼

☞ Instead of a marching band, Mixtiso Latino Indo-Afro-Mexican staged a sitting band on the front of their float. ☞ The float for The Church of 8 Wheels (Roller Disco) was in the form of a huge roller skate. ☞ The Sherman Elementary float featured colorful slices of fruits and vegetables. ☞ 40th Anniversary Cultural Circulo had a lavish float with a sign on the front that read, "Delights by Lisa Bakery." ☞ The La Cumbiamba Colombiana featured a lively band with singers and dancers. ☞ The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts float carried a band. The decorations arched over the band. View all▼

☞ The trunk of the tree was gnarlly with a huge knot hole. ☞ At the top of the mural, two birds hovered over the nest. ☞ The signature for the eight murals was covered in two stickers. It might have been "Maitag W" or "Maltag N" or any of a dozen names. Searching for the obvious variations, yielded no success. ☞ The bottom of the tree was a face. Sadly the bottom of the mural was covered in graffiti. ☞ The first of eight murals illustrated a stylized bird's nest in a tree. ☞ Murals were painted on both sides of four freeway supports that surrounded the Washington Jefferson Skatepark. View all▼

☞ One of the dancers, with Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc. (Serving Children Youth Families and Seniors Since 1954), performed with a full yellow skirt. ☞ Men and women with Instituto de Cultura Raices del Perú alternated in lines while dancing. ☞ Dancers with Camparsa Orishá Oya Nike and Grupo performed wearing grass skirts. ☞ Dancers with Tradición Peruana Cultural Center performed wearing grass dresses and carrying straw baskets. ☞ Dancers with Maracatu Pacifico performed wearing colorful costumes. ☞ Kids and adults danced together with the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. View all▼