| Go walk, bike, drive and find the cool creativity hiding (or in plain sight) that is all around our cool artistic town of Salida. Send me your recommends and info (also about these pictures) any time. Please be respectful of the art, the artists, and the neighbors. Like in the woods, take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but good vibes for the next seeker. Have fun! like I did finding all these locales,with a lil help from my friends! |
"The Salida, CO. Hidden Art
Treasure Hunt Tour" |
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Jimmy Descant, The Rocketman The Salida, CO. Hidden Art treasure map 2014 www.deluxerocketships.com *START AT THE F ST. BRIDGE!!!!! U.P. sculpture park by Victor, north across F St. bridge, left 1/4 mile then back across the bridge to Sackett Josh Been mural, On Sackett, at F St. then next block of F Mama D's Diner, 140 F St., mural character art, 1945 by Bill Blake then back to Sackett, left/west Salida Sculpture Park, SteamPlant Event Center, 220 W. Sackett then next door Bike mural, Absolute Bikes, 330 W. Sackett then west on Sackett 4 blocks Roberta's Electrolux Mailbox, 712 W. Sackett then south on M Metal Assemblage Abstract, 133 M St. at the alley then take 1st St. west to the uphil road to the mesa, before the hospital Trail Map, Mesa Ln., Crestone Ave. and Grand Ave. then up the hill to the left and right on Grant The Salida Train, 311 Grant at Shavano, (sometimes) then east on Crestone Painted Horse, 208 Crestone then follow east Chaffee County Courthouse, 1932 Art Deco, 104 Crestone Ave. then 2 blocks south around the park on the right Art Moderne house (Jetsons), 102 Poncha Blvd. then across the street and right on 7th down the hill to H Doggy Angel, 622 H St. Kids Yarn Bomb, Salida Elementary fence, H St. between 7 & 8 Chaffee County Montessori Students' Mural, W. 11th St. between I & J Sts. then... *BACKTRACK north down G to downtown, right into the alley after 2nd, The Banana Belt Valley Banana Tree Mural, amended with another artist's waterfall painting, behind 139 W. 1st St., in the alley then east in alley 100 feet, on left "Pool's Closed", behind the Unique Theater in the alley parking lot then north on G, east on 2nd "Be The Change You Want To See/There Is No Box", by Curtis Kilhorn and Mariah Sutherland, corner of East 2nd & E St. then south on E, on left Jesus mural, Church of the Ascension, 349 E. St. - Some folks say that it looks like the Apostles were throwing Jesus in the air! then left on 4th and right into the alley 2 blocks Alley Doors Fence, in the alley, D & E, 5 & 6 then back to 3rd and D, then east on 3rd 3 houses Prometheus' Great Ball Of Fire, 317 E. 3rd St., off D then east on 1st and right on B Hummingbird Fence, B St., between 3rd & 4th then south on B to 5 corner, cross over to the left onto Palmer The Rocketman's house, 221 Palmer St., revolving installations all the time then back to Park, right to Clydes Young Elvis portrait, in the alley back side of Clyde's Auto Body, 716 Park Ave. then Park east, right on Oak, before hwy turn into big parking lot Jung's Red Sun - rocketship, behind THC, Oak and Hwy 50 then east on Hwy 50 by dealership Colorado mural by Lightning Heart, and David Larcom, 1310 E. Hwy 50, west side of Town & Country dealership then east on 50, right on Teller Long Ski Fence, Teller & Nicholls then back to 50, submarine on left Submarine! by Paul Jensen, DePasquales Pizza, 509 E. Hwy 50 then east on 50, motel on right Circle R Motel, Classic and neon! 304 Hwy 50 then east on 50 for 2 miles, cemetary on left Salida Pet Cemetary, kind of across from Mountain Shadows Animal Hospital, 9171 Hwy 50 |