A bright multi-colored 15-foot-tall mural wraps around the exterior of a Walgreens the corner of 24th Street and Potrero Avenue.
Neil G. Ballard poses for a picture while painting his"Evening Trees" mural on the corner of Potrero Avenue and 24th Street. Courtesy photo from Neil G. Ballard.At the corner of 24th Street and Potrero Avenue is a Walgreens distinct from any other of the chain’s drugstores in San Francisco. The difference? A bright multi-colored 15-foot-tall mural that wraps around the exterior of the building.
And he’s kept busy: His recent work, “Ocean Avenue Landmarks,” located at a Walgreens on Ocean and Faxon Avenues and completed in March, features likenesses of several notable sites in the Ingleside neighborhood. The mural follows a similar theme to his “Evening Trees” design with bright bold colors to depict the Ingleside cityscape. Various architectural landmarks are featured such as the historic former El Rey Theatre, the Ingleside Sundial, St.
Ballard’s fondness for neighborhood structures goes back years. He has always had a keen interest in housing, architecture, and trees, he said. These are all elements that appear in a lot of his work. He credits many of his artistic choices to the places in which he grew up. Fans of the comics told Ballard that they would clip and put it on their fridge. I was “very pleased to hear that,” he said. Nearing the completion of his most recent project on Potrero and 24th in the Mission Ballard’s mural was vandalized with white graffiti markings.
Neil G. Ballard’s “Evening Trees” mural retouched after being vandalized on Sept. 26, 2024. Courtesy photo from Neil G. Ballard.
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