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Monrovia Weekly Aug 23, 2024
The mural near the Metro station is mounted on the Alexan Marmont building, 1625 S. Magnolia Ave. | Photo courtesy of the city of Monrovia
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Efforts to spruce up the local Metro station’s surrounding areas have resulted in a new mural and a soon-to-be open community garden.
Recent Metro A-Line riders may have noticed the mural alongside the train tracks and mounted on the Alexan Marmont building, 1625 S. Magnolia Ave.
“The mural captures the features and characteristics of our Gem of the Foothills including some fun Monrovia lore — like Samson in the hot tub!” City Manager Dylan Feik wrote in his online newsletter.
Alexan Marmont developers Trammel Crow Residential fully funded the mural as part of Monrovia’s Art in Public Places program, which requires multifamily development projects over $1 million to budget 1% of the total cost to fund artwork near the project site.
In addition to the mural, this year the city launched the Farmers Market at Station Square at 1629 S. Myrtle Avenue. The market is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and has a wide selection of fresh local produce, meats, cheeses and baked goods. The city and Metro offer 200 free parking spaces on the 2nd and 3rd floors at Station Square on Saturdays, Feik said.
Just across the street from the new mural is Monrovia Community Garden South, an new community site located between Station Square Park and the MODA residential building.
Monrovia’s first Community Garden at 303 W. Colorado Blvd. led to the creation of a second site in the Station Square area, Feik said.
A grand opening for Community Garden South is set for Sept. 7 at 9 a.m.
