FAV CELEBRATES ATWATER VILLAGE HISTORY AT VINCE’S MARKET
Friends of Atwater Village (FAV) has completed another graffiti abatement mural, this time at the historic Vince’s Market building, located at the corner of Silver Lake Blvd. and Atwater Avenue.
The mural’s theme, “Past, Present and Future”, recreates the Vince’s Market building as it was prior to 1946. What is now Vince's Market was originally three separate businesses -- a beauty shop, a barber shop, and the market. In 1946 the beauty shop and barber shop were moved across the street and the market was expanded.
The mural shows images of the everyday items and products that were found at a “superette” market, barber shop and beauty salon in the 1940’s.
Muralist Rafael Escamilla who created and painted this wonderful piece of art, worked closely with the original owners of Vince’s Market, the Caravellas, and other long time residents so that he could keep all the images historically accurate for the 1940’s. They relied on old Atwater Village pictures and good memories of a bygone era. Come by and view this wonderful recreation of a bygone era and sit a moment on the “bench” to take it all in.
This mural project was funded by a Community Beautification Grant from the L.A. Board of Public Works.
Click here for project photo gallery.
Friends of Atwater Village (FAV) is a "hands on" group of volunteers working to improve and beautify our neighborhood, from neighborhood clean-ups to mural projects and more. At our core, we are a group of friends dedicated to improving Atwater Village. For more information about FAV you can contact them at 323.913.2999 or visit them online at www.FriendsofAtwaterVillage.org