Concluded and Retired Installations

Concluded Installations

These structures have been removed from the Golden Mile.

  • Doggie Diner Heads

    Doggie Diner Heads

    2022-2023 – A beloved San Francisco icon, the Doggie Diner head is a towering reminder of the city’s playful past. This giant, bow-tied dachshund became a Bay Area landmark—and legend has it, touching his nose brings good luck for a week. Go ahead, give it a try!

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  • NO DANCING

    NO DANCING

    2023-2024 – A bold “NO DANCING” sign invites you to do exactly the opposite. Created by Looking Up Art, this large-scale Golden Mile installation pairs playful rebellion with powerful personal stories, inviting visitors to reflect on rules, justice, and the people most affected by them.

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  • Rooted (In)Justice

    Rooted (In)Justice

    2022-2025 – Dana King’s sculptures link generations by revealing common threads: shared values, experiences, and aspirations.

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  • StoryWalk: Golden Gate Park, An A to Z Adventure

    StoryWalk: Golden Gate Park, An A to Z Adventure

    A half-mile journey through Golden Gate Park with the Children’s Story Walk, featuring 28 storyboards across 14 stops. Based on Marta Lindsey’s beloved A-to-Z adventure, this playful stroll brings the park’s history, hidden gems, and surprises to life for readers of all ages.

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  • Tune In

    Tune In

    This playful installation features 15 brightly painted tubular bells spanning three octaves, inviting visitors to stop, play, and create music together. With space for up to six participants, the sculpture transforms the Golden Mile into an impromptu playground of sound.

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Retired Installations

These murals are still present along the JFK Promenade but are no longer being maintained.

  • California Soul

    California Soul

    California Soul is an open love letter to San Francisco and the people who make it magical. Inspired by a decade of life in the city, this joyful mural celebrates friendship, chosen family, kindness, and the countless connections that shape our shared experience.

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  • Care for Mother Earth

    Care for Mother Earth

    Rooted in Ramaytush Ohlone knowledge, this work reflects the deep interconnectedness of people and nature. It honors the responsibility to care for Mother Earth, drawing on ancestral teachings of balance, harmony, reciprocity, and respect for the natural world.

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  • Dream In Color

    Dream In Color

    Vibrant, playful, and designed to be experienced, this colorful artwork invites visitors to ride, run, play, and pose within its bold graphic shapes. Inspired by sunny days and designed to brighten overcast ones, the piece brings a joyful burst of color to the natural landscape.

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  • Flower Boi Crosswalk

    Flower Boi Crosswalk

    This vibrant installation features the artist’s signature stylized roses, free-hand drawn into warm pools of color. Blending organic growth, portals, and celestial forms, the work explores connection, fluidity, and the interplay of masculine and feminine energies in a space that is unapologetically queer, free, and beautiful.

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  • Harmony of Intersectionality

    Harmony of Intersectionality

    This vibrant mural celebrates the diverse cultures and communities that make San Francisco unique. A tapestry of color, harmony, and intersectionality, the piece reflects the city’s 7×7 spirit and the many identities that come together to make the community stronger.

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  • Koi

    Koi

    Novy’s signature koi series draws on Chinese symbolism, propaganda imagery, and anti-authoritarian art. Representing resilience and the ability to move against the current, the koi also carries a deeply personal meaning for Novy, who has made the fish his signature “power animal” since 2006.

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  • Laberinto Verde

    Laberinto Verde

    Laberinto Verde – Green Labyrinth transforms the traditional labyrinth into a vibrant, playful walking meditation. Blending local flora and fauna, emojis, Central American patterns, graffiti, and abstraction, this site-specific artwork offers visitors a colorful moment for reflection near the western entrance of JFK Promenade.

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  • Prospère Divinity

    Prospère Divinity

    At Peacock Meadow, this vibrant mural celebrates prosperity, divinity, and the spirit of San Francisco. Inspired by the peaceful meadow and powerful peacock, the artwork invites visitors to pause, connect, and share a smile while celebrating the beauty of community.

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  • Resonance (East)

    Resonance (East)

    Inspired by the power of vibration and resonance, this artwork explores how music and shared energy bring us together. A celebration of synchronicity and connection, it invites us to consider what we put into the world—and what we hope to receive in return.

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  • Resonance (West)

    Resonance (West)

    This artwork explores the power of vibration, resonance, and music to bring people together. Inspired by the idea that we receive the energy we put into the world, it invites us to find connection, synchronicity, and shared joy through the universal language of sound.

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