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| U District B Side by Emily Gussin, 2015 |
Shiga in the mural, is a reference to Andy Shiga; a pacifist, a champion of freedom, minority equality, and anti-war causes. The store he started, and that still bears his name, has been a U-District fixture since the late 1950’s.
This artwork tells the history of the U-District,
illustrating stories and events that helped make the neighborhood what it is
today. The artist, Emily Gussin, spent time in the U-District to get a good feel for scale and
researching content and context. She included historical references both in wording and imagery.
The mural’s street names refer to the old street names from
the former "Brooklyn" neighborhood: Broadway is today's Brooklyn NE
and Dartmouth is today's NE 43rd Street.
View a map of old street names from
1893 can be found here.
Additional artworks will soon be on view at the U-District, Roosevelt, and Northgate construction sites.
