Bixby Passageway Tunnel Mural
The Bixby Passageway Tunnel Mural, at Cherry Ave and Ocean Blvd in Long Beach, covers the beach end of a pedestrian passageway from Bixby Park up on other side of Ocean Blvd to the beach. The tunnel, one of two opened in 1927, was the idea of City Councilman Alexander Beck, who was concerned about pedestrian safety. The mural was painted when the passageway was closed in the 1960s by the city as part of a street-widening project. It has remained shut except in 1984 when the south end was used for a chase scene in the movie, “Body Double.”
Long Beach, Los Angeles County
Images by Andrew Schmidt