WEST SEATTLE ART: New mural inside JaK’s Grill

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Jak’s Grill is revealing a new community-minded mural this Thursday, March 30th, 2023, 6PM at its 4548 California Avenue location.

That depiction of an early-20th-century streetcar is at the heart of West Seattle’s newest mural, “Birth of the Junctions.” It’s on a wall inside JaK’s Grill, and tonight artist B Anthony Nelson drew cheers as he signed it:

Nelson explained in his event announcement, “For generations, the West Seattle community has played, celebrated, thrived and connected around the Junctions. With such a rich tradition of murals and fine art throughout the area, it felt like a hole in the West Seattle story not to represent where the Junctions come from. This is my small contribution to how much they mean to those of us who live here.” Nelson’s mural comes as JaK’s has done some simple interior “refreshing” – new window coverings, for example – and added a few new menu items (including Wagyu beef).

Mr Cha Cha Wiggles March 31, 2023 (9:01 am)

Nice work Anthony!

Michael Ostrogorsky March 31, 2023 (12:13 pm)

A little historical clarification needed here. Terrific mural by B Anthony Nelson, but totally not 20th century and zero to do with the birth of the junctions. The West Seattle Cable Car depicted in the mural only operated from 1890 to 1897, running two miles from the original 1888-1929 West Seattle Ferry dock near today’s Seacrest Dock up Ferry Avenue stopping short of today’s Admiral Way which didn’t exist until the 19-teens. Today’s *junctions* were created after the predecessor of the Seattle Municipal Railway expanded the Seattle streetcar system into West Seattle following annexation in 1907.

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