Location:

The cinderblock wall of the Pearl Street Garage in Central Square

Credits:

Mural by Daniel Galvez and Bonnie Bergman,

Susan Hardy Brown, Cheryl Jaffe

Elaine Senechal-Brown, Diane Poirier, Christian J. Ray, Jeff Pray, Dawn Lavelle

Special Contributions:

Dee Grossman, Jeff Dunn, Lavoie Poklop and the Central Square Library.

Sponsor:

Cambridge Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, Mass Council on the Arts

Description:

This mural spans the generations and the cultures of Central Square. On the left a middle-aged black singer holds a microphone. She belts out her song next to white haired cobbler standing behind his wooden counter.

The cobbler holds a strip of leather as if he is about to sew. Before him are a single track shoe and a black leather Mary Jane shoe with synthetic soles. Above the cobbler, row houses and a stone arch monument float in the clouds. On the far right an elderly couple sit on a bench smiling. And behind them--a view of Mass Ave from the early days of the motor car.

Between the elders from left to right are a trio of African American girls dancing, a young Asian girl sprawled on a floor reading a book, a young woman with long black hair smiling and turning toward the next image of blue-jeaned young men on a stone stoop.

Below the jeans, a smiling man in a turban holds out his hand in welcome. Between him and the elderly couple, school age children of many races and styles stand in a row. Floating above the Central Square Hardware circa 1920 and a church steeple, a man and woman in folk costumes lead a dance in a grassy field.

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Mural copyright Daniel Galvez 1986. Local Creations pages, digitized photographs and text copyright CitySource Inc. 1995. All rights reserved.