An old mural — of the Virgen de Guadalupe — remains standing as painters craft a mural that crosses the Texas flag with a guitar. Frederico Archuleta is atop the red ladder; his assistant, Ernesto Hernandez, is atop the gray one. Photo: Asher Price/Axios
Painter Frederico Archuleta is putting the finishing touches on a new, guitar-and-Texas-flag mural on Elizabeth Street by South Congress Avenue.
Why it matters: Old murals routinely get white-washed in Austin, a metaphor for how new Austin displaces the old.
Yes, but: This time a previous mural — also by Archuleta — will remain.
Flashback: Roughly 15 years ago, Archuleta painted another, smaller one on the same wall — of the Virgen de Guadalupe — when the space was occupied by Tesoros Trading Company, which closed earlier this year.
What's next: This fall, boot seller Tecovas is opening its flagship store in the building.
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