Museum of the Street
  • Camilo José Vergara
  • Over Time
  • Origins, Africa
  • Religion
  • History & Identity
  • Portraits
  • Memorials
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Subways
  • Hair
  • Chain Link Fences
  • Rural Imagery
  • Food
  • Lettering & Signs
  • Neon Transformed
  • Dogs
  • Collections
  • Famous People
  • Socializing
  • Drugs, Guns, Violence
  • Known Artists
  • Municipal Art
  • Disappearing Art
  • Artists at Work

Museum of the Street

  • Camilo José Vergara/
  • Over Time/
  • Origins, Africa/
  • Religion/
  • History & Identity/
  • Portraits/
  • Memorials/
  • Motor Vehicles/
  • Subways/
  • Hair/
  • Chain Link Fences/
  • Rural Imagery/
  • Food/
  • Lettering & Signs/
  • Neon Transformed/
  • Dogs/
  • Collections/
  • Famous People/
  • Socializing/
  • Drugs, Guns, Violence/
  • Known Artists/
  • Municipal Art/
  • Disappearing Art/
  • Artists at Work/
 Bronx, 1973

Museum of the Street

Religious visions, public memorials, political effigies, historical tableaux and commercial signage found in the Black and Latinx neighborhoods of America

Rural Imagery

Museum of the Street

  • Camilo José Vergara/
  • Over Time/
  • Origins, Africa/
  • Religion/
  • History & Identity/
  • Portraits/
  • Memorials/
  • Motor Vehicles/
  • Subways/
  • Hair/
  • Chain Link Fences/
  • Rural Imagery/
  • Food/
  • Lettering & Signs/
  • Neon Transformed/
  • Dogs/
  • Collections/
  • Famous People/
  • Socializing/
  • Drugs, Guns, Violence/
  • Known Artists/
  • Municipal Art/
  • Disappearing Art/
  • Artists at Work/
 Bronx, 1973

Bronx, 1973

 Westchester Avenue, Social club sign, South Bronx, 1970

Westchester Avenue, Social club sign, South Bronx, 1970

 Westchester Avenue, South Bronx sign by Polaco, New York City, 1970.

Westchester Avenue, South Bronx sign by Polaco, New York City, 1970.

 131 Lenox Avenue, Harlem 1972

131 Lenox Avenue, Harlem 1972

 143 Lenox Ave. Harlem, 1970

143 Lenox Ave. Harlem, 1970

 B & E Country Store, 2452 West Harrison St. Chicago, 1987

B & E Country Store, 2452 West Harrison St. Chicago, 1987

 Avalon Meat Market, 8322 S. Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles, 2000

Avalon Meat Market, 8322 S. Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles, 2000

 Carniceria Latina, 6119 S. Broadway, 1999.  Owner Ruben Alvarez, from San Salvador, the painter is from Guatemala

Carniceria Latina, 6119 S. Broadway, 1999. Owner Ruben Alvarez, from San Salvador, the painter is from Guatemala

 El Mexicano Market, 67th St. at S. Avalon Blvd., LA, 2002

El Mexicano Market, 67th St. at S. Avalon Blvd., LA, 2002

 El Indio, Tacos de Birria East 62nd St. at S. Compton Ave., LA, 2007, the painting cost $300

El Indio, Tacos de Birria East 62nd St. at S. Compton Ave., LA, 2007, the painting cost $300

 Tacos La Bendicion, 910 23rd St., Richmond, CA, 2013

Tacos La Bendicion, 910 23rd St., Richmond, CA, 2013

 Louis Market, 42nd Place at S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, 2013.  Mural by Chuy Vasquez

Louis Market, 42nd Place at S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, 2013. Mural by Chuy Vasquez

 Bull, 4800 S. Compton Ave., La Mexicana, Mercado y Carniceria, Los Angeles, 2016

Bull, 4800 S. Compton Ave., La Mexicana, Mercado y Carniceria, Los Angeles, 2016

 Mercado Mexico, 3554 Whittier Blvd, LA, 1998

Mercado Mexico, 3554 Whittier Blvd, LA, 1998

4-Sign by Rondell, Pop Shop, food  and liquors, 658 East 67th St., Chicago, 1998_.jpeg
 Frutas y Verduras, Market, 1128 West Highland Ave., San Bernardino, CA  2004 .tif

Frutas y Verduras, Market, 1128 West Highland Ave., San Bernardino, CA 2004 .tif

 Hoover Ave. and Lake St., Los Angeles, 1998 tif.

Hoover Ave. and Lake St., Los Angeles, 1998 tif.

 Hector Ponce detail, Ralston Ave. east of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, 2018

Hector Ponce detail, Ralston Ave. east of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, 2018

 El Rancho, Carniceria, 11755 S. Vermont Ave., LA, 2014

El Rancho, Carniceria, 11755 S. Vermont Ave., LA, 2014

 Panaderia Hispanoamericana, 146 East MLK Jr., 2013 Pan Salvadoreno, 323 232 7358

Panaderia Hispanoamericana, 146 East MLK Jr., 2013 Pan Salvadoreno, 323 232 7358

 Pico Blvd. at Hoover St., LA, 2014

Pico Blvd. at Hoover St., LA, 2014

 Mural, Eliza Meat Market, 7408 S. Main St., LA, 2006.

Mural, Eliza Meat Market, 7408 S. Main St., LA, 2006.

 Jaime, Taqueria el Paisa, Intenational Blvd at  46th St., Oakland, 2019.  Mural by Benedicto, 2010.

Jaime, Taqueria el Paisa, Intenational Blvd at 46th St., Oakland, 2019. Mural by Benedicto, 2010.

 El Centro, Ranch Market 1801 West 8th LA, 1997

El Centro, Ranch Market 1801 West 8th LA, 1997

 Guatepan, Vernon Ave at S. Vermont Ave., LA, 2019

Guatepan, Vernon Ave at S. Vermont Ave., LA, 2019

 Monctezuma Cafe, Bernal at Cesar Chavez, Manuel G. Cruz, E. LA 2007

Monctezuma Cafe, Bernal at Cesar Chavez, Manuel G. Cruz, E. LA 2007

 La Mas Meat Pollo, 5903 South Main St., Los Angeles, 2017

La Mas Meat Pollo, 5903 South Main St., Los Angeles, 2017

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Sign, Detroit Public Schools District, Office of Shool Nutrition, W. Chicago and Wisconsin St. Detroit, August 20, 2023.

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 Bronx, 1973
 Westchester Avenue, Social club sign, South Bronx, 1970
 Westchester Avenue, South Bronx sign by Polaco, New York City, 1970.
 131 Lenox Avenue, Harlem 1972
 143 Lenox Ave. Harlem, 1970
 B & E Country Store, 2452 West Harrison St. Chicago, 1987
 Avalon Meat Market, 8322 S. Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles, 2000
 Carniceria Latina, 6119 S. Broadway, 1999.  Owner Ruben Alvarez, from San Salvador, the painter is from Guatemala
 El Mexicano Market, 67th St. at S. Avalon Blvd., LA, 2002
 El Indio, Tacos de Birria East 62nd St. at S. Compton Ave., LA, 2007, the painting cost $300
 Tacos La Bendicion, 910 23rd St., Richmond, CA, 2013
 Louis Market, 42nd Place at S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, 2013.  Mural by Chuy Vasquez
 Bull, 4800 S. Compton Ave., La Mexicana, Mercado y Carniceria, Los Angeles, 2016
 Mercado Mexico, 3554 Whittier Blvd, LA, 1998
4-Sign by Rondell, Pop Shop, food  and liquors, 658 East 67th St., Chicago, 1998_.jpeg
 Frutas y Verduras, Market, 1128 West Highland Ave., San Bernardino, CA  2004 .tif
 Hoover Ave. and Lake St., Los Angeles, 1998 tif.
 Hector Ponce detail, Ralston Ave. east of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, 2018
 El Rancho, Carniceria, 11755 S. Vermont Ave., LA, 2014
 Panaderia Hispanoamericana, 146 East MLK Jr., 2013 Pan Salvadoreno, 323 232 7358
 Pico Blvd. at Hoover St., LA, 2014
 Mural, Eliza Meat Market, 7408 S. Main St., LA, 2006.
 Jaime, Taqueria el Paisa, Intenational Blvd at  46th St., Oakland, 2019.  Mural by Benedicto, 2010.
 El Centro, Ranch Market 1801 West 8th LA, 1997
 Guatepan, Vernon Ave at S. Vermont Ave., LA, 2019
 Monctezuma Cafe, Bernal at Cesar Chavez, Manuel G. Cruz, E. LA 2007
 La Mas Meat Pollo, 5903 South Main St., Los Angeles, 2017
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