Central Eastside Industrial Council & Central Eastside Together Host Avenue of Murals Celebration Ride + Tour This Weekend

Portland, OR—Central Eastside Industrial Council (CEIC) and Central Eastside Together (CET) invite the community to celebrate the “Avenue of Murals” via mural tour and bike ride on August 1, 2024. The “Avenue of Murals” is a dynamic partnership with Portland Street Art Alliance (PSAA), bringing creativity to the Central Eastside Industrial District. This collaborative effort marks CET's first mural commissions, adding ten new murals to the ambitious and aptly named "Avenue of Murals," stretching from the Eastbank Esplanade to 2nd Avenue on Madison Avenue.

The one-night-only gathering will weave through the District, exploring world-class street art, including 14 new public art works on the Avenue of Murals! We’ll end the night at Central Eastside’s newest community space, the Bear Blocks, at the south end of the Blumenauer Bridge where food, drink and music abound.

“As the District's advocate for a prosperous and vibrant community, we leveraged significant funding from Prosper Portland's Community Livability Grant, enabling us to help transform the Hawthorne viaduct into the 'Avenue of Murals.' We hope visitors and locals will experience this creative corridor and then explore Central Eastside’s bustling business district.” 

Photo: Central Eastside Together

Mural themes were developed with input from the Central Eastside business community, which indicated industrial history and cargo ships, freight trains, produce row, steam education, makers hub, river access, and river flora and fauna as their top selections. Each of the new columns represents one of these themes.

Photo: Central Eastside Together

“Our investment in the Avenue of Murals serves as a proof of concept for revitalizing other viaducts in the District by showing that public safety can be achieved through environmental design efforts such as placemaking and art,” said Holcomb. “We are very proud to have worked with the community on a project important to the Central Eastside’s past, present, and future.”

Don’t miss this chance to ride, discover, and party with us! Join the Celebration Ride, presented by Central Eastside Together and Central Eastside Industrial Council in partnership with Friends of the Green Loop and Portland Street Art Alliance. See you there!

Meet-up location: Factor Building | 226 SE Madison St

Date: Friday, August 2 Time: Ride begins promptly at 5 pm (approximately 2 hours, ride + tour)

After Party: Bear Blocks party at 7 pm