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Essentials about Balmy Alley in brief

Balmy Alley is San Francisco’s mecca for fans of mural painting. Over a length of 150 meters, almost every house in the small side street is painted. The history of the so-called “murals” began in 1972 when the first Latin American residents of Balmy Alley decorated their walls with color pictures. In 1984, in a second major wave, most of the houses were painted.

The Murals on Balmy Alley

The subject of the depictions are primarily the indigenous Central American cultures as well as the revolutions and civil wars in many Central American countries. Many of the paintings were created in protest of U.S. interventions in the region. Balmy Alley continues to be a vibrant cultural site where paintings are regularly restored and new ones on socio-politically relevant themes are also created.

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Getting there

By public transport:

BART lines: Dublin/Pleasanton – Daly City, Pittsburg/Bay Point – SFIA/Millbrae, Richmond – Daly City/Millbrae and Warm Springs/South Fremont – Daly City: Stop Civic Center

By car:

Parking is limited in the immediate vicinity of Balmy Alley.