The Clairemont mural traces the neighborhood’s development as San Diego expanded after World War II. Archival photographs connect the city’s military presence and postwar growth with the groundbreaking of the Clairemar Apartments in 1949 and Clairemont Drive’s emergence as the neighborhood’s main street.
The composition brings together neighborhood landmarks and scenes of life across San Diego. Clairemont’s two distinctive modern library buildings appear alongside Marines, a USO gathering, Toys for Tots volunteers, and roller skaters. Together, these images tell a story of a growing residential community through its architecture, public spaces, recreation, and connections to military families.
My work included mural design, key layout, color proofing and correction, production and installation documents, and review of the final installation. The researcher supplied the archival imagery and captions.
The Clairemont mural panels installed in the Wells Fargo branch lobby.
The companion Clairemont mural key, showing the archival source images and researcher’s captions.
Mural key: archival photographs and historical context.