🖌The City of Long Beach has a huge and wonderful collection of public art. One such display are the Traffic Signal Box Art installations. The boxes are utilitarian and normally gray or a bland green color. The ones that have received an artist’s inspiration have been transformed and bring a sense of community to the neighborhood. The signal boxes are located all around the city and each one has its own unique style. The boxes were created by different artists and commissioned by varying patrons. 🧡💛💚💙💜 Because not all of the installations were sponsored by the city, I couldn’t find one location to view all of them (I’m going to try and remedy that). Below is only a very small sampling of the bigger work.
JOSE LOZA
PACIFIC ELECTRIC
200 West Ocean Boulevard Long Beach, CA
Renowned Long Beach local artist Jose Loza painted ‘Pacific Electric’ a utility box located on the corner of Pacific Ave and Ocean Blvd. The painting references a major historical train line that was active from 1902 and lasted until 1961. The train traveled from Long Beach to Los Angeles and was a major urban railway for local commuters. (Located at the corner of Pacific Avenue and Ocean Boulevard)
BIKE
1000 Long Beach Boulevard Long Beach, CA
Long Beach local artist Jose Loza painted this utility box located on the corner of Long Beach blvd and 10th st. The box painting reflects our bike friendly city as a main vehicle of transportation for many locals. (Located on the corner of Long Beach Boulevard and 10th Street)
