This is part of a series documenting the changing art wall.
The Art Wall, on Valencia Street between 23rd and 24th streets, has been a part of the Mission District art and graffiti scene since Bruce Tomb purchased the old police station in a city auction in 1996 and turned it into a home and architecture studio.
Tomb, who paid $560,000 for the station, sold it in 2019 to Mission Neighborhood Centers for $6.8 million.
I absolutely love this art wall and was crushed to see it painted over. What happened?