{"id":8129,"date":"2019-05-05T05:31:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T05:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/?p=8129"},"modified":"2023-07-12T11:17:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T11:17:00","slug":"reno-street-art-midtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/misc\/reno-street-art-midtown\/","title":{"rendered":"Reno street art: Midtown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In the last post I went over some of the street art in Reno’s downtown.<\/a> Now, onto the Midtown neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not long ago Midtown was known for dingy motels and strip clubs; to some extent that’s still true, but it’s undergoing a renaissance these days. And why not? It’s a short walk from downtown — just across the river, really — and has become a destination for nearby office workers to have lunch or grab a drink after work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t think I would have considered visiting Midtown to see its street art on my own, but while searching for food tours in Reno I came across the Midtown & Murals Tour from Reno Food Tours.<\/a> I don’t want to go into the food aspect too much here except to say I was very stuffed<\/em> by the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The highlight of the tour was completely unplanned: while looking at one of his murals, we just happened to cross paths with prolific Reno muralist Joe C. Rock.<\/a> Our guide immediately spotted and introduced us to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some though not all of the murals in the above photo gallery were featured on this tour. It’s pretty easy to find most of these murals; they’re either in parking lots along Virginia Street, or off to the side in alleys, parking lots, and on the backs of buildings. There’s no need to go on this or any other tour to walk around Midtown and see plenty of murals on your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll admit I was surprised by the quantity, quality, and variety of street art in Reno — particularly in Midtown. It’s definitely not a city I would have associated with street art, and I was happy to be proven wrong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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