Alta Loma Park Mural
In the Spring of 2022, the City of South San Francisco partnered with Skyline Community College to bring a new mural to Alta Loma Park. Skyline College professor Amir Saber Esfahani led fifteen student artists from his Community Mural Project (CMP) course through the process of designing and creating a public mural. The Skyline College art project was grant-funded with the stipulation that the class complete one mural for the community. Subsequently the mural was completed at no cost to the City.
Each wall of the structure was created with a different concept. On the ballfield side, the imagery on the surface harkens to the past highlighting the park’s name in large cursive font. The vibrant basket weaving designs and silhouetted birds were influences from the Ohlone culture. The pink flowers represent the McLellan Orchids.
Korean American and Alta Loma Elementary alumni, Ju Young Ku drew from the collection of images and symbols that represented his cultural and immigration experiences to create the intriguing pink, blue and yellow characters on the playground side surface.
Alejandro Esquivias envisioned and created the design for the vendor's side at the back of the building. The multi-colored lines form a pyramid, built in layers reminiscent of native Mexican structures, and reflecting the history of the city. The black, white and brown lines represent the Ohlone Ramaytush people. Yellow and red represent the Spanish conquest. Green, white and red represent the Mexican flag and Alta California. Blue, white and red represent the United States, its intervention in Mexico and the idea of Manifest Destiny. Navy and gold represent the navy, steel industry and shipbuilders of WWII. Orange signifies the California poppy, green and blue the natural environment of surrounding hills and bay waters respectively. The cloud represents the ethnicities, cultures, traditions, and religions of South San Francisco’s diverse population. The bright sun represents biotechnology, illuminating science for the betterment of humanity. The branches of the eucalyptus tree, though not a native tree, is one that is prolific and has become a staple of the city.
Location
450 Camaritas Drive, Alta Loma Park baseball field restroom,, South San Francisco 94080 View Map