Downtown Evansville is a small and way to miss mural located in as the mural suggests downtown…read moreEvansville Indiana. My family and I were in town from Louisville for my daughters cheer competition. Anytime we visit a city one fl the the things we like to do is drive around and check out the areas public art scene. That is where we came across this piece. Hidden on the rear of a commercial building this is best viewable by pulling into the parking lot of the lofts next to it. The mural is pretty small in person and doesn't use the brightest colors but it makes for a cool photo op. Any mural that boasts the towns name will make for memorable photo ops.

Cool mural in downtown Evansville. It is located on the back of a building off main. It's in a…read morepopular area and is cool to see welcoming you to the nice city of Evansville

Sculpture of Evansville Indiana native William l brooks located inside of the old national event…read moreplaza in downtown Evansville Indiana. Pretty small sculpture with a placard that sits in the lobby. Upon a Google search I wasn't able to return much info but according to the sculpture he was known as mr Evansville and a one time mayor candidate. So I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume mr brooks was probably a massive donor to the building This sculpture resides in. Overall it's always cool to visit towns and see public art or sculptures that pay homage to the areas locals. Always nice to learn a bit more about other people and places throughout history.

Self.e Alley is a decorative alley carved out in the popular brick paved Main Street area of…read moredowntown Evansville Indiana. This alley as of February 2022 currently has 3 murals. As you walk into the alley you will see the three murals side by side and a staircase. The first mural you will see is a "welcome to Evansville" mural. The second mural is the awesome and vibrant "neon lights" mural and lastly you have the cleverly named "Ready or Dot!" Mural. All there murals are fantastic and well done. They make for a perfect photo op or as the alley insists a perfect selfie. My personally favorite of the 3 current murals is the neon lights mural. It was my favorite mural I came across on my short trip to the city of Evansville. Overall very cool, fun and clever thing to have in the city. Me and the family always enjoy discovering public art when visiting towns. And self.e alley provided easy access to three really good murals.

Greeting from Evansville is your traditional town mural that welcomes goi to the city or town you…read moreare visiting. Evansville mural happens to be located in the wonderful self.e alley off Main Street in downtown Evansville. It is the first of 3 murals on the selfie encouraged alley. Overall very cool and well down piece that makes for a fun and cool photo or selfie opp.

This is a nice mural in downtown Evansville Indiana. But my wife an hour in town we decided to stop…read moreby and look at all the public art. This one was pretty awesome and will paint it in a nice convenient location

Old national Evansville mural is a massive public art mural that sits in downtown Evansville just a…read moreblock or two away from popular Main Street. My family and I were actually in town from Lousiville for my daughters cheer competition and we was checking out the main street area for shops and public art when we looked left and saw this massive hard to miss blue and yellow mural with the words Evansville plastered across it. So me and my oldest made the short journey and walked over to check out Thai gigantic mural up close and take a photo op. Overall very cool and vibrant piece. This small two block radius of Evansville has some unique and cool public art to check out.

This is an awesome Mural very colorful very cool very blue. Takes up the entire side of a building…read more Wife and I was in downtown Evansville exploring looking around taking pictures doing what we do. I thought this was a really cool thing to check out. It's very easy to fine because it's huge and bright blue

While we were also visiting Evansville during our Urban hike, we found this Historical Jail and…read moreResidence located across the 4th Street from the Old Evansville Courthouse. The building is gorgeous as well and has a long history; History: jail Evansville is rich in exquisite examples of 19th century American Architecture. The Vanderburgh County Jail and Sheriff's Residence at 208 N.W. Fourth Street is an excellent example from this period. This castle-like fort, designed by architect Henry Walters, was modeled after the Castle of Lichtenstein in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Therefore, the structure is familiar to Evansville's German-born residents. This Gothic-inspired building was originally crafted from stone, which simplified its construction a good deal. Evansville's natural environment has rich subsoil, which combined with abundant rainfall and high mean temperatures, yields an abundance of stone, sand, and fine clay for bricks. Evansville's prime location along the Ohio River also allowed a direct shipment route for imported stone products. In addition, natural deposits of coal and iron in the area provided inexpensive means of operating brick kilns and iron foundries. The building itself is designed to invoke fear in the observer. Its exterior consists of step-gables, projecting turrets, crenelated roof lines, simulated portcullis, and a central keep, or rounded tower. The entrance presents pointed arches to lengthen the appearance of this part of the building. All of these elements add to the castle-like appearance of the structure. The Vanderburgh County Jail is also connected to the former Courthouse, which lies across the street, via an underground dungeon-like tunnel. During the time of the jail's use, the tunnel served as a passageway to transport prisoners to and from court. Presently, however, no nervous inmates are forced to make the tedious walk down the tunnel, nor are they required to sleep in the jail's less than spacious cells. The building now houses commercial offices. However, one cell still remains to allow modern visitors to take a look and imagine what life may have been like in the old Vanderburgh County Jail. The building was closed when we were there but it is FREE to walk around and take photos.

This is a cool looking mural that a guy named Cooper made and he makes a few different murals in…read morethe area it seems. But this is on the outside of a business location. And it's just kind of a cool looking design I'm not sure why he design it the way you did or call it what he did but it's cool to look at for sure

While on family Urban Hike in Evansville, IN about a block from the Old Evansville Courthouse we…read morefound this lovely Old Coliseum. The building is amazing. It was locked up and for sale. I am hoping that someone saved the building and is using it for something for the community. History of the building: The Coliseum was erected as a tribute to the men of Vanderburgh County who fought in the American Civil War and Spanish-American War. After several old buildings were torn down, the cornerstone of the 66,000-square-foot facility was laid May 9, 1916. Construction concluded in March 1917 and the Coliseum was formally dedicated April 18, 1917 right around the time the United States was joining World War I. The original construction cost $180,000. The neoclassical coliseum was designed by Shopbell & Company and provided the community with its first modern facility for conventions and other public gatherings. The ceremonial aspect of the building was heightened by placing the structure directly on an axis with Fourth Street. Rockport native George H. Honig created two heroic monuments that flank the entrance. The Spirit of 1865, on the left, represents victory for the Union. The Spirit of 1916, on the right, shows the reflective elderly veterans of the Civil War Once considered the premier location for events in Evansville, the Coliseum was seen as dated and small when Roberts Municipal Stadium was built in the mid 1950s. When a push for "urban renewal" involving demolitions occurred in the city, the Coliseum was threatened. A "Save the Coliseum" campaign was developed and the same organization that helped save the Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse stepped in. In 1919 a 4,000 pipe concert organ was installed as a memorial to Prof. Milton Z. Tinker, for years supervisor of music in the local public schools. At the time of its installation it was among the largest municipal pipe organs in the world. In 2013, the University of Evansville purchased the pipe organ, dismantled it, and put it into storage. The University hopes to restore it to full operating condition sometime in the future.