JUNETEENTH FREEDOM
UNDERPASS AND MURAL
Slides and Pictures Courtesy of Pullman Neighborhood Council 1 PROJECT BACKGROUND
Recipient of FY 2020-2022 Love Your Block Mini-Grant ($9,775) Grantees & Partners: Pullman Neighborhood Council, Pullman Neighborhood Block Party Committee, Pullman Neighborhood Beautification Committee
Proposed Project: Paint Mural and Rename South 37th Street Underpass to Juneteenth Freedom Underpass
(Rename applies to the underpass only, not South 37th Street) Implementation period: July 1, 2021 – May 31, 2022
2 From this…
To this…
3 DESIGN PROCESS
Pullman Neighborhood
Council (PNC)
brainstormed concept
ideas and discuss
muralist candidates.
After deciding on
muralist, PNC provided
ideas to muralist.
Concept design meeting
with Muralist and PNC
to review designs,
provide input, and
finalize draft.
4 HONORING RICHMOND’S
JUNETEENTH PARADE
5 HONORING JERROLD
HATCHETT’S ADVOCACY
6 ARTIST DESI MUNDO
Local Bay Area muralist Desi Mundo of the Community Rejuvenation Project consulted with the Pullman Neighborhood Council to aid in the design and painting of the mural. 7 NAMING THE SOUTH 37TH
STREET UNDERPASS
Applies to the South 37th Street Underpass only, not South 37th Street 8 TIMELINE
August 2021: Mural concept design completion
September 2021: Mural concept design approval from Richmond Arts and Culture Commission
November 2021: Concept design approval from Recreation and Parks Commission; renaming application submitted
December 2021: Renaming application recommendation for approval by Recreation and Parks Commission
February 2022: (Pending) Project approval and renaming resolution adopted by Richmond City Council
March – May 2022: Project implementation
June 2022: Juneteenth Parade
9 RECOMMENDED ACTION
APPROVE the Juneteenth Freedom Mural Project
at S. 37th Street Underpass
ADOPT a resolution of Intent to rename the S. 37th
Street Underpass to Juneteenth Freedom
Underpass
SCHEDULE a Public Hearing for February 15, 2022
10 Thank you!
Funded by a Love Your Block Mini-Grant from the City of Richmond City Manager’s Office, Economic Development and Community Services Department 11