The now former Fourth Street Alley in San Bernardino celebrated a grand opening as a downtown destination to henceforth be known as Sole Alley.
The grand opening was Friday 5-8 p.m. and featured music, food and the unveiling of several new murals that adorn the revamped site.
The alley is on Fourth between D and E streets in downtown San Bernardino’s Historic Arts District. Officials said regularly occurring arts, music, cultural and educational events are planned at the site.
“The creation of Sole Alley has transformed a downtown space that for many years had largely gone unused,” according to a city statement.
The site now has an arched neon sign across the alley’s entrance, murals by local artists, new lighting, a stage, landscaping, bike racks and decorative pavers.
A $770,000 Clean California grant from the state funded a partnership between the city’s Public Works Department, the Arts Connection/Arts Council of San Bernardino, Creative Grounds and Realicore.
The Clean California Local Grant Program is a competitive funding program created to beautify and clean up and reimagine public areas, officials said. Established by the Legislature in 2021, Caltrans administers the program.
