Murals & Graffiti Abatement

We’re bringing the color back to one of Lloyd’s most iconic community landmarks, and you’re invited! Join Lloyd EcoDistrict, local artists, and neighbors for the 2026 Lloyd Intersection Mural Repainting & Play Street Block Party on the weekend of July 11-12, 2026, as we repaint the vibrant street mural at NE 2nd & Clackamas, originally created in 2017. Info about the weekend and signing up to volunteer here.

The History of the Lloyd Intersection Mural Project

The Original Mural was created in 2017

In 2017 Lloyd EcoDistrict, in collaboration with Rather Severe and Color Outside the Lines, completed the first intersection mural in the Lloyd neighborhood! This project was supported by City Repair as part of their Village Building Convergence. Volunteers from Wells Fargo and Color Outside the Lines joined community members to complete the colorful vortex, which is adjacent to Calaroga Terrace, a senior living facility. The mural is located NE 2nd Ave and NE Clackamas St.

We transformed this…

into this!

The beautiful mural created by artists Jon Stommel & Travis Czekalski of Rather Severe. See more photos here.

The original mural was made possible in part due to the financial support of Windermere Foundation, Color Outside the Lines, Crowne Plaza, and ReachNow.

Repainting the Mural in 2019

On Sunday, July 14th, 2019 The Lloyd EcoDistrict, again in collaboration with Rather Severe and Color Outside the Lines, we restored the first intersection mural in the Lloyd neighborhood! This project was supported by the Windermere Foundation. Volunteers from Wells Fargo and Color Outside the Lines joined community members to repaint the colorful vortex, which is adjacent to Calaroga Terrace, a senior living facility. The colors changed slightly this year; as we repaint the mural every summer, look for the design to slowly rotate.

Repainting the Mural in 2022
Thank you to the dozens of volunteers who helped repaint the street intersection mural at NE 2nd Ave and NE Clackamas over one of the hottest weekends of 2022! It was a wonderful event that brought community members together to create something beautiful in the Lloyd neighborhood. A big thank you to the artists, Travis Czekalski and Jon Stommel of Rather Severe who helped coordinate the repainting over the weekend.  Check out all the photos from the 2022 event here.

Further Reading

Intersection Repair examples
Pamplin article on street mural in Milwaukie
Oregon Live article on City Repair and intersection paintings
Engaging at-risk youth in community murals
Portland as a model of street murals and community building
Read about the original mural