This mural has recently been exposed by the removal of its structure’s outer walls. It wasn’t a stretch to determine it was a pool room.
It’s located on the south side of Arabi and was once part of a business that included a 3-bay garage.
The mural is unsigned as best I can tell, but the artist is quite talented.
The focal point is a buxom woman smoking a pipe, surrounded by raucous children, while trying to shoot a game of pool with earth standing in for the cue ball and the planets filling out the rack.
This child is sliding down one of her buttocks.
The images above and below show two plump children swinging on the pool cue, which the artist has depicted as a tree branch.
The illustrations are a blend of different influences, from early comic art to Mad magazine and a little of everything else.
This snaggle-toothed toddler seems terrified as he sits helpless between the woman’s red shoes and striped socks.
And this youngster seems interested in nothing but his lollipop.
I’d love to know more about this mural and the artist. The whole structure has seen better days and it may not be around forever.
