Some streets just sit there. Then there are the ones that practically shout at you. Across America, vibrant thoroughfares showcase the artistic soul of communities through murals, painted buildings, and creative installations.
These aren’t your typical tree-lined boulevards. Below are the neighborhoods where color transforms everyday streets into living galleries.
Wynwood Walls, Miami
North of Downtown Miami and west of Miami Beach, Wynwood was once a collection of warehouses until visionary developer Tony Goldman transformed it in 2009 into one of the world’s hippest hangouts. What started as Goldman’s vision has grown into over 35,000 square feet of world-class street art.
International artists like Shepard Fairey and Okuda San Miguel have turned industrial facades into cultural statements. Walk down Northwest 2nd Avenue, where the murals keep evolving.
Rainbow Row, Charleston
Pastel perfection lines East Bay Street where thirteen historic Georgian townhouses stand in a cheerful row of pink, yellow, blue, and green. The homes date back to the 1740s. Visionary Dorothy Haskell Porcher Legge initiated the colorful trend in the 1930s by painting several homes pink during their restoration…