The Juice Bar: A Dream Come TrueLocated near N. 33rd and W. Vliet Street and built in 1946, is a modest single tenant and one-storied commercial building. If you look carefully, you will realize that behind the unassuming façade, lies an exceptional world, a veritable “canvas for ongoing artists who are dealing with graffiti.” The owner, Marshall Harley shared the story of this building with us. He has plans to transform this property into a place where local youth could come to learn how to lead a healthy life. They would attend workshops to blend healthy juice, do yoga, or learn proper ways to do exercise. He has plans for a store that would serve delicious vegan appetizers.
The building has seen many owners and uses since the time it was constructed. The space was owned by Bernard Kallman from the year 1994. It was transferred to Bernard Kallman Trustee in the year 2007, and later, converted to a church (The Power of God FGBC Ministries Inc.), from 2010 to 2019. The walls of the juice bar work as a living museum. Mr Harley believes that people get a chance to see the struggle of a community through graffiti because “artists paint what they feel.” Local artists regularly paint murals with different characters that express their feelings and spray messages of peace, love and happiness on the walls of this building. See other hidden art work in this neighborhood here. |
Marshall, the owner of the building, talks about the graffiti and his Juice Bar
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