Angora Hike for Astoria Murals, Ghost Signs and Vintage Signs

Hotel Elliott Rooftop Mural under restoration June 2023. Restoration is now complete.

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Small painted signs at 11th and Duane food carts.

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Botjoy Mural at 11th and Duane food carts.

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Historic Business Sign – between 11th and 12th on Duane.

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Silver Salmon Grille mural

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Geometric Mural next to Keepsake Tattoo Studio on 11th Street

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‘The Wave’ at Imogen Gallery

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Tom Cramer mural at entrance to Imogen Gallery

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Ghost Signs at Galactix 254 9th Street – view at night when projection mapping shows images of the original signs on this wall.

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Merry Time Bar and Grill Athletes Mural

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Chinese Heritage Dragon Mural (view from 6th and Commercial)

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Lewis & Clark Expedition Mural (Dots & Doodles parking lot)

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TLC Credit Union historical mural – uncovered in 2023 and under renovation.

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Mural on closed restaurant space 12 Marine Drive.

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Pencil mural on abandoned building – view from Riverwalk at 2nd.

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Astoria Arts Celebration ’98 Mural at Hygge Hair 119 11th Street

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Historic Fisher Brothers Building ghost signs

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‘New England Fishing Company of Oregon’ restored historical sign (this roof of the building housing Buoy Beer is now partially collapsed).

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Astoria Riverwalk Murals, view from the Riverwalk between 11th and 12th

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‘Mason, Ehrman & Co.’ ghost sign above Riverwalk Murals

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Mo’s Seafood and Chowder Restaurant Mural – interior entrance of restaurant.

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Ghost signs you can see from Marine Drive or the Riverwalk (at 14th).

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PEACE sign at Old Town Framing Co. – each letter contains the word peace in multiple languages.

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Restored signage over the doorway at 1263 Commercial.

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13th Street Alley mural ‘Gathering Song’

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One of the painted mandalas on the exterior of Luminary Arts. This marks the entrance to the ‘Gathering Song’ mural.

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Sunflower Dairy restored historic business sign.

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Ghost signs at Reach Break Brewing

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A remembrance of the auto dealership that formally resided in what is now the Ft. George Lovell Showroom. This building was saved from the fire that destroyed several blocks of downtown Astoria in 1922.

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Fort Astoria Mural at Fort Astoria Park

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Shallon Winery Building Mural of the U.S.S. Akron helium-filled rigid airship that was based on the west coast in May and June of 1932.

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Shallon Winery signage.

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Custard King Mural

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Plane Tree Mural at Knight Cancer Collaborative Healing Garden. This is a 2-ton bah relief ceramic tile mosaic mural meant to inspire healing.

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Flag Mural – image of Earth as seen from space (this is inside the Knight Cancer Collaborative and is not open to the public).

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Maritime Museum Exhibit Storage Facility (inside, not open to the public). These historic murals were painted when this building was the Astoria Builder’s Supply retail store.

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