The low, painted concrete retaining wall in Seattle’s Central District, known in the neighborhood as the People’s Wall, is headed for a crucial vote on whether it should receive official landmark protection. The city’s Landmarks Preservation Board is slated to review a formal landmark nomination on April 15, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. The wall stands at the corner of 20th Avenue and East Spruce and is widely regarded as one of the last visible traces of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party.
What the nomination says
A landmark nomination filed with the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods states that the mural was completed on Oct. 6, 1970, by artist Dion Henderson and is painted on a street-level concrete retaining wall at 1919 E Spruce St. The…..