This mural is also in the parking lot accessible from 3rd street. It is by Carlos Rodriguez (https://www.carlosrodriguezart.com/) who does so many beautiful murals that I am drawn to. His work is always striking with engaging subjects, lines, and his use of color pulls me in further.
3rd Street Parking Mural
Mural in Parking Lot on 3rd Street.
Santa Clara County Fair
This new mural is up at the Santa Clara County Fair Grounds to celebrate the fair’s 80 years. Mural by @1984.yo.
This year’s fair, going on now, has rides, pig races, fighting robots, and lots of farm animals. I enjoyed the displays of handmade items by county residents of all ages like blankets, jams, artworks, clothing and more. And the geology exhibit and reptile exhibits had friendly people from whom I learned new things.
There was also this art gallery exhibit with lots to appreciate.
Out and about, some other things you may see are at the fair are…
Krazy George riding around in an old San Jose fire truck! That is Krazy George, inventor of The Wave that you see at sporting events, in the red shirt on back of the truck.
Bike tricks that were super impressive and which photos do not capture well…
And more art like this one by AugieWK (https://www.thejamsbrand.com/augiewk).
Mujeres Presente Mural on 4th Street
10th Street Mural
Mural by Lila Gemellos (https://www.gemellosmurals.com/).
Moss at Chitactac-Adams County Park
Mural on 1st Street
Mural by Force129 https://www.instagram.com/force129/.
Stanford University with a Flip Phone
That is pay phone, in a stone hall, at Stanford University. I wonder how often it is used these days. Photo taken by a flip phone of the kind that came along to make pay phones far harder to find starting several years ago.