Tucked behind a series of warehouses and repair shops by the old Central Freeway viaduct is Erie Street. Despite the name, it’s actually a small alley that’s only a block and a half long. But it’s also home to some of the more interesting murals in the city. Maybe one day they’ll become as increasingly stale — and frankly, conservative — as the murals approved by the local art groups, but for now the Erie Street murals still have a wild, almost psychedelic sensibility about them.
Check out some of my favorites below. Click any photo for a larger version.
![Erie St. mural](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5804/23078873493_86cff96e3e.jpg)
![Erie St. mural](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/741/23623442261_443f20c925.jpg)
![Erie St. mural](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/594/23705927085_6c928ebcf5.jpg)
![Erie St. mural](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/703/23679872986_4f5ee6006c.jpg)
![Erie St. mural](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/774/23410283200_b234c64e3b.jpg)
![Erie St. mural](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5701/23623475851_ebe70c8f58.jpg)
![Erie St. mural](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5822/23078911253_313619b4c3.jpg)
![Erie St. mural](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/743/23705937635_c0baa9300f.jpg)