Photo gallery: Paint Your Faith mural at Abbott and West Hastings

by Travis Lupick on Apr 29, 2010 at 3:09 pm

A week ago, if you had walked down Abbott Street past West Hastings, you would have noticed a vacant lot bordering an old brick wall. Trash littered the empty space, which was visibly plagued with broken bottles and needles.

But take a stroll through the area today and you’ll feel welcome to enjoy an attractive green space marked with rocks creating a giant peace sign. The garbage is gone. And that old brick wall is covered by an eclectic mural.

Read the stories behind the run down area's transformation:
Mural soon to express faith in Downtown Eastside
Vacant lot in Downtown Eastside cleaned up and given eclectic mural

And enjoy the gallery below, shot on the afternoon of the mural's completion: April 27, 2010.


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The vacant lot at the corner of Abbott and West Hastings has since been cleaned up and given a fresh coat of paint.Travis Lupick
The vacant lot and brick wall at the corner of Abbott and West Hastings has been cleaned up and given a fresh coat of paint.Travis Lupick
The vacant lot and brick wall at the corner of Abbott and West Hastings has been cleaned up and given a fresh coat of paint.Travis Lupick
During the mural's creation, piles of garbage were removed from the vacant lot at the corner of Abbott and West Hastings.Travis Lupick
Indigo rushes to finish her section of the mural before the wall's official unveiling the following morning.Travis Lupick
Alan Serpa cleans up as the finishing touches are put on the mural he oversaw the creation of.Travis Lupick
Indigo rushes to finish her section of the mural before the wall's official unveiling the following morning.Travis Lupick
After a long week, Indigo rests against her section of the Paint Your Faith mural.Travis Lupick
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Johanthan MacDonald
May 5, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Wow,this is truly amazing. I can't believe the United Church of Canada was behind this. Awesome Awesome Awesome.
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