Broadway Alley Mural

I love exploring Eugene, poking around side streets and Alleys. One of the cool things about wandering about Eugene on foot or by bike is the unexpected murals one is likely to stumble across.  Such is the case with this one located on Broadway Alley between Pearl and Oak Streets. 

 

How long has this couple stared out into the alleyway, perhaps for decades.  I couldn’t find out anything out about this mural.  

It’s certainly not recent but how old is hard to tell. It has the feel of the late 60’s or 70’s about it but so do a lot of things in this town.

The Rogue Public House Mural

The Rouge Public House microbrewery is located at 844 Olive Street and has a large mural that’s tucked down the alleyway on the south side of the building.

After you’re finished checking out the mural you should check out the microbrewery itself, it’s great.  Located at the sight of Eugene’s oldest brewery (Eugene City Brewery, opened 1866) they have a wonderful selection beer on tap.  I suggest trying their Dead Guy Ale, Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout and especially their Hazelnut Brown Ale.  Yummm!

I love the detail character studies in this mural and the nostalgic look back at an error gone by.

It’s almost like the ghost of brewer’s gone by are peering on at the modern works as it zooms by, often oblivious of the still and silent watchers.

Tsunami Books – A Tidal Wave in the Sky

I love Hokusai, the Japanese woodblock artist who created the set: “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” and of that set I particularly I love  “The Wave” (pictured below). So I was naturally drawn to Tsunami Books and their homage to Hokusi’s great work.

Besides having a great mural Tsunami Books is a wonderful bookstore with a fine collection of books, a great vibe and a stage where they host weekly live music and poetry readings.  

It’s such a long mural that I’m showing it in two photographs in order to reasonably show more of its detail.

There is also a very nice painting on one of Tsunami ‘s unused front doors. Tsunami is located at 2585 Willamette Street.