Mural Tour - Eureka

Humboldt County is home to hundreds of artists, and this fact is apparent when one notices the numerous murals that adorn many of the Eureka area buildings.

This self-guided tour spotlights magnificent murals painted on the sides of buildings. Renowned local artist Duane Flatmo has painted many of these, some humorous and some depicting historical views of the area.

1 - FIREHOUSE ALARM, HORSE DRAWN FIRE WAGON
3^rd& N Streets (next to Eureka Public Library)

By C.R. Spicer

2-MURRAY FIELD VINTAGE 1930
4^th and K Streets (Eureka Travel)

By Duane Flatmo

This 50 foot mural is an early scene of old Murray Field, the local 1930s small craft airport with vintage airplanes being readied for takeoff. It incorporates the grass growing next to the building into the scene on the wall.

3-ANIMALS ARE PEOPLE TOO

905 4^th Street (Courthouse Market) between J & K Sts.

By Duane Flatmo and Rural Burl Mural Bureau students

15-feet-tall-by-80-foot-wide, this mural depicts animal heads on human bodies. It’s a varied collection of creatures. Some are in suits, one has a top hat, and another brandishes a guitar.

4-THE GRAY VICTORIAN
723 3^rd Street, between H and I (east wall of Times Printing)

By Duane Flatmo and Rural Burl Mural Bureau students

This mural blends into the gray Victorian house behind the wall of the mural giving the illusion of a larger building. Includes footprints in the adjacent parking lot that designate the proper viewing point for the mural.

5-BUILDING ARCHITECTURE
538 H Street between 5^th and 6^th (north wall of Expert Tire)

By Duane Flatmo and Rural Burl Mural Bureau students

6-CLIMBING PLANTS
616 H Street between 6^th and 7^th (north wall of Vision Center)

By Duane Flatmo and Rural Burl Mural Bureau students

7-ARKLEY PERFORMING ARTS
G Street Between 5th & 6th

By Randy Spicer

8-TRIBUTE TO ARCHITECTURE AND PERFORMING ARTS
F Street Between 5^th & 6th

By Duane Flatmo – completed in 2007

The mural measures 70 feet by 70 feet making it one of the largest in Northern California.

9-INDIAN ISLAND - THE SUN SET TWICE ON THE PEOPLE

612 F Street between 6^th and 7^th (wall of Eureka Theater)

By Alme Allen and Brian Tripp

The mural honors the Wiyot people, and contains many images that refer to the ceremonies and history of the indigenous people in Humboldt and Del Norte counties.

10-INHARMONIOUS
520 F Street on 5^th and F Streets (north wall of Eureka Rubber Stamp)

By Duane Flatmo and Rural Burl Mural Bureau students, 2003

11-ALLEY CATS
G Street between 4^th and 5^th (south wall of Living Light Center)

By Duane Flatmo and Rural Burl Mural Bureau students

12-NO BARKING ANY TIME
426 F Street between 4^th and 5^th (north wall of North Coast Dance Studios)

By Duane Flatmo and Rural Burl Mural Bureau students

13-NATURE'S BOUNTY
425 4th Street between B and C Sts (North Coast Co-Op)

By Duane Flatmo

Completed in 2007 – Six 20 foot panels.

15-HUMBOLDT BOARDZ
939 Broadway

By Matt Beard, 2005

With help from Garrett Taylor, Aaron Hassler and Dustin Taylor

16-BUCKSPORT MURAL
3650 Broadway (Bucksport Sporting Goods)

By Duane Flatmo, design by L.W. Duke

One mural depicts rugged mountain men in a precarious position aboard their canoe in raging river rapids. On the opposite side of the building are more mountain men around a campfire, keeping a wary eye on a bear.