Bill at Gus’ Discount Tackle (3710 Balboa at 38th Avenue) sent us the above photo of their fresh facade.
The shop has been in business for 56 years, offering fishing tackle, crabbing gear, sporting goods, camping gear and outdoor clothing. They had to recently renovate and re-stucco their storefront, and Bill says they decided to invest in a new mural and signage to freshen things up a bit.
The murals are a tradition for the bait and tackle shop – they’ve had four different ones over the last 30 years. The shop was started by Gus Ernst, and is now run by his daughter, Steph.
We think the new storefront looks great. What was once one of the more somber businesses on the block now looks the cheeriest!
Sarah B.
The before shot
A Gus’ customer showing off his big catch. See more photos
don’t you mean “bait and tackle” not “back and tackle” shop in the third paragraph?
this new mural looks fantastic! i’d support them if only i knew how to fish…
^Sure do! 🙂
Sarah B.
Nice. We like that place. And big props to any Richmond business that beautifies.
Wow–what a difference! Really like this. Would be nice to publish the name of the muralist. He/she does great work.
I love the new mural, though the previous facade was hardly somber.
I’ll miss the otter and dolphin that used to grace the front of the store.
Stephanie is one of the nicest persons in the ‘hood and can brighten up anyone’s “somber” day!
If you want to give your house a face lift, call fastnet eng/const they are the contractor who repaired the dry rot damage and stucco, they are also doing a lot of repairs to the building beside gus shop. sean is the owner of fastnet.