The mural is based on artist Tina Albro’s original print of the Number 7 bus.
She collaborated with artist Jayashree Krishnan, who created portraits of notable Rainier Valley residents as passengers on the bus.
The faces included are Aki Kurose, Ruth Woo, Fred Hutchinson, Claude Forward, Jean Veldwyk, John O’Brien, Bob Santos, Fujitaro Kubota, and Lou, Suzy and Mondo Banchero, Tom Garrick and Katherine Garrick.
Tina Albro has lived and worked in the Rainier Valley her whole life. As a child she rode the Number 7 bus from the “end of the line” on Prentice Street in Rainier Beach, to Rose Street (the hairdresser), Columbia City (for the butcher, office supplies, bank, and library), or downtown.
Last year, Albro was awarded an Arts Revitalization Grant from the Columbia Hillman Arts & Cultural District, funded by the City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, to create the mural honoring this iconic bus route.
Albro says, “My design and intent are to portray both the diverse citizens of the Rainier Valley community and the iconic Columbia City bus route that it serves in south Seattle.
Each window of the bus contains a portrait of someone who invested their time and energy into making Columbia City and Rainier Valley a better place for all; some of the faces are well-known and some worked quietly to strengthen our community.”
for more information about each person on the bus go to
https://columbiacitygallery.com
- Collections: Riding the number 7