The People’s Wall
The People's Wall on 20th Avenue just south of Spruce Street in the Central District / Squire Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, U.S, is a mural that was commissioned in 1969 by the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party and painted in 1970 by artist Dion Henderson.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jmabel, Public domain.
Photo: Jmabel, Public domain.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: mural
- Description: mural in Seattle, Washington, U.S
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute and Wisteria Park.
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute
Arts center
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute is a cultural, community, and artistic center that focuses on African American art, artists, and audiences. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute is situated 1,100 feet southwest of The People’s Wall.
Wisteria Park
Park
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wisteria Park is a park in Seattle's Central District, in the U.S. state of Washington. The private parkland is across from the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple and has a bonsho. In 2019, the Japanese American Community organized Lights for Liberty at the park. Wisteria Park is situated 1,800 feet southwest of The People’s Wall.
Washington Hall
Community center
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Washington Hall is a historic building and a registered city landmark in Seattle, Washington, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Washington Hall is situated 2,000 feet west of The People’s Wall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central District and Yesler Terrace.
Central District
Suburb
The Central Area is a mostly residential neighborhood in Seattle located east of downtown and First Hill; west of Madrona, Leschi and Mt. Baker neighborhoods; south of Capitol Hill, and north of Rainier Valley.
Yesler Terrace
Suburb
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yesler Terrace is a 22-acre mixed-income, mixed-use neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was originally completed in 1941 as the state's first public housing development and the first racially integrated public housing development in the United States.
Leschi
Suburb
Leschi is a neighborhood in the city of Seattle, Washington, United States. Located on the western shore of Lake Washington, the residential neighborhood was named by its 19th-century developer for Chief Leschi of the Nisqually tribe, who was executed by territorial authorities in 1858 in Pierce County, Washington.
The People’s Wall
- Categories: retaining wall and tourism
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.60337° or 47° 36′ 12″ northLongitude
-122.3065° or 122° 18′ 23″ westInception
October 6th, 1970Open location code
84VVJM3V+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 9777576785OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=muralWikidata ID
Q118902331
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In Other Languages
“The People’s Wall” goes by many names.
- Swahili: “The People’s Wall”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tolliver Temple Church of God and Spruce Street Mini Park.
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