The murals above Green Apple Books at 506 Clement Street. Courtesy of the Green Apple Core
The Green Apple Bookstore’s blog has a nice post about the murals that are on the second story of the main store’s facade at 506 Clement. Most of us probably don’t pay them much notice since they’re overhead and they easily blend into the colorful noise of Clement.
Created for practical reasons – to cover some unkempt windows – the murals were designed by local company Back to the Drawing Board with the intent of portraying the Green Apple experience.
The murals are supposed to be windows, giving passersby a look “into” the store. Inside, browsing the stacks, we see Mother Goose, a space alien scanning a copy of “To Serve Man”, and Dashiell Hammett looking like he’s about to shoplift one of his own books.
I personally love the “Used Dreams” section header in one of them, and the hippy looking over the shoulder of a kid that looks like Harry Potter. Great details in there!
The patrons in the original draft of the mural were apparently too gussied up for the funky bookstore. “So we had the artist replace some pantsuits with sweatshirts, and the mural was born,” writes Green Apple.
The post doesn’t say when the murals went up. Does anyone remember?
Sarah B.
The left side mural above Green Apple Books on Clement Street.
Courtesy of the Green Apple Core
The right side mural above Green Apple Books on Clement Street.
Courtesy of the Green Apple Core
I like how you point out the small neat things that we are too busy in our day to day routines and mania to stop and notice. Keep it up!
There is also an incredible mask collection on the inside walls!
Green Apple is a true richmond district original, they really have some good books in there, oldones you could never find anywhere else.
Note, just saw that between July 8-12 (I think it is) Green Apple will donate 20% of any purchase you make to S.F’s own “Litquake”. Head on over!
@stoirin – yes, that is the case. I’ll post about it closer to July 8 as well. 🙂