Murals at Pekin Cafe

[As of March 10, 2019, Pekin Cafe is now closed]


The original post was in the works last year but I am updating it with these newer images of this street art tribute...

to Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor (links to the NAACP and change.org petitions are listed at the end of this post)

Day after highlights...

Here are some highlights from the Day After My Birthday...

at a coffee stop in Eagle Rock...

Birthday Highlights - I'm now 25 x 2

Well now...

I remember when my parents hit the half century mark...

Paradise Hills Night Market 2018 recap

We were fortunate enough to park at a friend's driveway for the Paradise Hills Night Market this year...

This was our view walking down Keen St. to get to Dusk drive...

Anti-Black Friday & Small Business Saturday 2018

It was a beautiful morning in Golden Hill...

on the shopping day known as "Black Friday"...

"Those We Keep" mural, Imperial Beach

Bert and I were out and about last weekend.

Before shopping for groceries, we made a stop here...

Summer Road Trip 2018 Day 3 - Anthony Bourdain mural at the Gramercy, Santa Monica

As we all know earlier on June 8th...

the world lost a culinary icon and travel documentarian, Anthony Bourdain...

"No Apartheid - Wall of Justice Revival" mural by Mario Torero on Imperial Ave

While on the way to our second coffee stop, Imperial Grounds...

we spotted this mural from afar...

Salt & Straw + more street art in Little Italy

It was time to head back to India Street...

I didn't want to wait in a long line...

"San Diego Royalty" - Seau & Gwynn mural in Logan Heights

For Black Friday yesterday,

we kept it lowkey...

"C02 Kills Mermaids" mural, North Park

Right after our brunch at Dunedin, MFH and I headed down 30th...

and I remembered this mural next to the Jack in the Box...

Horrible Monster Scene mural near Kababayan and inside Snoice + snacks!

After Cathy and I had breakfast, we got lost meandered through Paradise Hills...

we went to Island Pacific Seafood Market in National City to look around as well as a nearby Philippine clothing shop a few steps away from Tita's Kitchenette...

Mural at Pizzeria Luigi's, Imperial Beach

Over Spring Break, I took out TC and one of her good friends...

They wanted to take photos at the nearby Tijuana Estuary (NOT in Tijuana, by the way), but first lunch...

New mural replaced by yet another mural in downtown Chula Vista

During a recent visit to The Nest, I noticed that the #Horrible Monster Scene mural was gone!

There was also a "Coming Soon" sign which piqued our curiosity...

New mural in downtown Chula Vista, "Horrible Monster Scene"

A month ago we tried going to the newest coffee shop in Chula Vista...

located in Third Avenue Village downtown...

Mural at Savers 98 Market

This past weekend after coffee at Virtuoso (post will eventually come out as a compilation)...

Bert and I headed to National Ave to go to a nearby bakery, but first made sure to stop at this building we've always passed by while going to Imperial Grounds Coffee. I would always see the vibrant mural and always drive by. This time, we made sure to stop to get a closer look...

New mural in alley by North Park Nutrition + Robby the Robot

This past weekend, I noticed a new mural in the alley next to North Park Nutrition.

It used to have the Pierce the Veil "Misadventures" album cover last year...

City Heights Coffee House revisit + breakfast at Saigon on Lunar New Year

After having had pretty nasty weather for the past few weeks...the sun decided to come out this weekend.

Last time we tried coming here, they were closed for the Thanksgiving weekend...

This time, the place was open...

Gloria Muriel (Glow) & Beth Emmerich mural at El General Market + canyon markers, Azalea Park

Yesterday Bert and I had a bit of an adventure...

(Tet festival sign seen on 805 off ramp to Home Ave)

we had coffee at two different places, Butler's and Tech Outfitters ...

and after dropping off some donations at the Goodwill on Home Ave...

Ch-ch-changes...in North Park + Poke One n Half + Dark Horse & the Prince mural once again!

My sister called me up earlier today wanting to have lunch. TC was off early from practice so off to North Park we went. Apparently, there is a newish poke place there now..

My nephew drove and parked near this wall (the "North Park" mural on the side of a furniture store).

The blank slate straight ahead used to have street art on it...