Take a tour of Coyote’s Hit the Streets projects from the last 10 years.

 Park your car and begin at 23rd Ave. and E. Cherry:

1. Dilettante Chocolate Factory
2300 E. Cherry
Hit the Streets 1995

Twenty–four kids worked with four public artists to create 240 concrete tiles for the façade. Coyote helped the Dilettante obtain a Good Neighbor grant for them to refurbish the building’s run–down façade.

 Across E. Cherry to the south is:

2. Millennium Tree
S.E. corner of 23rd and E. Cherry
Hit the Streets 2000

At the invitation of the mayor’s office, twenty–four kids worked with four public artists to create public art honoring the roots and diversity of the Central Area community. The "foliage" in the cherry tree’s aluminum branches commemorates Central Area culture: music, worship, architecture, and free time.

 also right there

Aluminum bands around the Millennium tree trunk and on three light poles along 23rd Avenue: one near 23rd & Cherry, one at the entrance of the Medgar Evers Pool,& one on 23rd near the Douglass Truth Library. The Millennium Tree kids researched historical data and old photographs to depict in art the diverse ethnic groups who have called the Central Area home.

 Walk south along the east side of 23rd Ave. to the north entrance of:

3. Medgar Evers Pool Entrance
500 23rd Ave.
Hit the Streets 1998

Twenty–four kids worked with four public artists to create handbuilt ceramic murals that reflect the greatness of civil rights leader Medgar Evers and the civil rights movement. They based their imagery on data collected by the Douglass Truth Library and lessons with King County Council member Louis Gossett.

 Walk back out to the 23rd Ave. sidewalk and meander along the 400–foot long façade of:

4. Medgar Evers Pool West Façade
500 23rd Ave.
Hit the Streets 1999 & 2001

Twenty–four kids worked two summers to create handbuilt ceramic murals and aluminum waves that depict the purpose and use of this bunker–like facility. With each 10’ x 4’mural, a major goal was to transform a neighborhood fortress into a welcoming place to play.

 Back in your car, drive south on 23rd Ave. to Jackson Street. Turn left onto Jackson & park near 25th Avenue. Walk 1/3 block east of 25th to:

5. Isaiah Edwards Art Garden
2500 block of Jackson St.
Hit the Streets 1996 & 1997

Twenty–four kids worked two summers with public artists & a carpenter to transform this overgrown vacant lot into a pocket park named after a highly regarded Central Area youth advocate. The kids’ creative talents and versatility working in concrete, chicken wire, wood, metal wiring, glass & mosaic are what produced such a gutsy neighborhood park.

 A quick drive east on Jackson to Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Go left on MLK Way to Cherry and park at:

6. Gerber Park Urban Totems
S.W. corner of MLK Way & E. Cherry
Hit the Streets 2002

Twenty–four kids worked with four public artists to design & build eight 12’ urban totems that now highlight this major Central Area intersection. Using wood, aluminum, tile & milestone, they made reference to urban nature and topped each totem with a 3–panel aluminum whirligig.

 Drive South on Martin Luther King Way and turn left onto Massachusetts; in 2 blocks, turn right onto Bradner Place South and go 2 blocks more until you come to:

1. Bradner Gardens Park
1722 Bradner Place South.
Summer 2000

Twelve Coyote kids worked with a public artist to handbuild and install the ceramic surface of the 75–foot long seat wall bordering the east side of the gardens. They interpreted the site through their imagery of garden flowers, vines, bugs, and the theme of sunlight toward darkness in the gardens.

 Drive north on Martin Luther King Way to Union Street. Turn east on Union to 34th Ave. Turn south onto 34th and go one block to 34th & Spring. Park and walk over to playground area.

2. Madrona Playfield
34th & E. Spring
Spring 2000

Six Coyote ceramics artists brought their special talents to one public artist to hand build and install ceramic surfaces for three chairs within the seat wall. The three teams chose Northwest themes: sealife, jazz, and the music of the city.

 Drive west on Union to 19th; turn north on Union & cross E. Thomas; go one block to Miller Community Center.

3. Playground walkway
Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave. E.
Summer 1998

Eight Coyote ceramics artists worked with a public artist to create eight 5’ x 6’ mosaic concrete and handbuilt ceramic panels for the playground walkway. They chose the sea as a theme. The first panel begins on the shore and each panel goes deeper and deeper into the sea until Atlantis is reached.