The Inlander’s food and listings editor, Chey Scott, has written up an engaging survey of Spokane’s thriving mural and street-art culture.
Cruising north on Monroe Street, all of a sudden the color hits you. Emerging on the right side of the street, in the heart of Spokane’s Emerson-Garfield neighborhood, are deep blue waves, seed-speckled watermelons, fluffy clouds, a sailboat, a happy alligator and big blocks of vivid, cheerful colors and whimsical patterns. Stretching 100 feet long and almost 30 feet tall, this eye-catching mural is one of the region’s newest public art pieces and has already become a community favorite.