The Valley Gorge HUB mural, in The Dalles, Oregon, is one of my most favorite murals. This mural was painted in 2018 by Blaine Fontana, with help from Toma Villa, Jeremy Nichols, and Jeff Sheridan. This long mural is on E 1st St.
I took pictures of each section so you can see it more closely. This part features a Trout, Salmon, and Sturgeon.
This section shows a Black Bear, Bighorn sheep, and Cougar. A Yellow Warbler photo bombed this one.
This part shows a Yellow Warbler, Osprey, Blue Jay, and Raven.
The last section shows a Monarch Butterfly and a Chickadee. There’s a mural by another artist around the corner on this end of the building.
I’ve visited The Dalles in the past and didn’t realize the Valley Gorge HUB mural wrapped around the building. Here’s the mural on other parts of the building. You can see a Mule Deer, Red-winged Blackbirds, and an Egret.
I took pictures in The Dalles in 2022 of the Northwest Mural Fest. They now have 33 murals in the downtown area.
Here’s an updated map of their locations. I like how they added a red line to show which side of the building has murals. This map was updated in January of 2023.
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This is fabulous! Thanks so much for sharing all these terrific photos. What a wonderful and creative concept to have a mural fest.
Thanks! Yeah, you can probably see why I like this mural. :D
Wonderful murals like these add a lot to urban scenery.
Yes, John, I agree. 🙂 They spice up the scenery.
It almost has a southwestern feel to it, but I really love all the beautiful creatures found in nature the artists have truly brought to life.
Yeah, it kinda does. The artists did beautiful work on all the various critters.
Wow, fantastic mural, so huge and so much to discover - love the sheep and cougar.
The other mural around the corner is great too. Thanks for participating in Monday Murals.
Thanks, Sami! Yes, it is a great mural.