Visit A Street Art Memorial Mural While You're Visiting LA
Where I’m from, the New Orleans side of Louisiana, we honor our dead by throwing somewhat of a party in the street. Where I live now, Southern California, they take their celebrations for the dead to the streets in a different way.
Street Art in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, the paint dries on a memorial mural before the deceased is even put into the ground.
street art mural of three LA legends that are gone but not forgotten | location: 216 E 4th St, DTLA
Have I never seen street art in New Orleans? Well of course I have seen street art in New Orleans, but there’s not nearly as much street art as there is street art in Los Angeles.
Street art is a part of Los Angeles culture.
The New York Times summarized it well, in LA, “residents speak of their loss through art and graffiti in public places.”
Though I’m not a Kobe Bryant fan, there’s no denying that in L.A., Kobe dominates the paint. I don’t think officials had even properly announced his passing and street art paintings of the legendary Lakers’ player started popping up with wings coming out of his back.
What makes visiting a street art memorial mural a cool thing to do while you’re visiting Los Angeles?
It’s a way to pay homage to one of your favorite Los Angeles sports team athletes, West Coast rappers, or national public figures that called LA home. It’s also a great girls day out or date idea with someone who shares interest in the same celebrity (or simply art itself).
From a less sentimental aspect, it’s a way to make your Instagram pop while in Los Angeles.
Though Los Angeles isn’t the only city that has street art painted on the sides of its buildings, LA has distinct street art. When you take a picture in front of one of these street art murals in Los Angeles, the picture will tell everyone that you’re in Los Angeles. These great photo spots in LA will have people scrolling thru their Instagram feeds, stopping on your photo, saying, “ou, where is she?!”, unlike a geotag that is easily overlooked.
Here are 9 Instagram worthy street art murals in Los Angeles
Three different locations for each of these three LA legends — Nipsey Hussle, Kobe Bryant, Tupac Shakur.
Nipsey Hussle Street Art Mural in LA
visiting street art is a unique date idea in LA.
pictured here: my cousin and his lady when they came #aroundLAwithTK for their anniversary | photo by: @aroundLAwithTK
Marathon Continues
Marathon Clothing Store
3420 W Slauson Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90043
photo credit: Los Angeles Times article from 2019, “Across L.A., murals are a testament to Nipsey Hussle’s legacy”
Young Nipsey
5601 Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
by: Demi Lauren
Crenshaw
3864 Crenshaw Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
Kobe Bryant Street Art Mural in LA
one of my girlfriends from Louisiana during one of her many trips #aroundLAwithTK | photo taken by: @aroundLAwithTK , street artwork by: @toonsone44
Pointing Laker Kobe
Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
street artwork by: Levi Ponce
8:00 24 Kobe
100 N La Brea
Los Angeles, CA
this was a previously existing Lakers mural and Kobe Bryant was added to the top after his death | photo credit: Twitter
Leave A Legacy
5522 Venice Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
Tupac Shakur Street Art Mural in LA
photo: CTV News
2 Live And Die In L.A.
Slauson and 8th Av
in South Central L.A.
Sunrise and Sunset
photo from Pinterest claims L.A. location, but didn’t give exact address.. I’ll keep my eyes peeled for it around LA
mural of Tupac facing forward with one of his famous quotes beside him, “for every dark night, there’s a brighter day ahead”
For every dark night…
5919 West 4th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Where is Nipsey mural? Where is Kobe mural? Where is Tupac mural?
Now you know! Are you gonna go?!
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