The wall at 1441 W. Morse Ave. used to be one of the city’s decrepit, nondescript facades of crumbling brick and peeling brown paint. With the help of Chicago-based artist Ryan Tova Katz, the building took on a new life, adorned with an expansive mural depicting a cherished local tradition — the Glenwood Sunday Market.
Katz titled the mural “Community in Bloom,” which features a large “#LoveRogersPark” above vibrant flowers lining a brick street, upon which many colorful figures stroll a market. Painted patrons include a man smiling up to the sky, holding a bouquet and a vendor surrounded by a rainbow of goods.
In the middle is Katz herself, smiling wide and holding flowers in her right hand and her son Milo’s hand in her left.
“It was just really about showing the diverse neighborhood of Rogers Park,” Katz said. “So I tried to show as many ages and skin tones and clothing choices as I possibly could in this one, and just the joy that Rogers Park is.”…