See where St. Louis’ Mural Mile ranks in study of nation’s popular street art

A spirited stretch of St. Louis ranks high among the most popular public-facing art in the United States, according to analysis conducted by an art framing company. Mural Mile came in fourth on the tally of most-popular pieces of street art, according to Level Frames. The company came to its conclusions by examining numbers of Google searches per year, Instagram and TikTok posts and articles found through Google, then assigned each landmark an “art score.” Mural Mile received an 8.47 out of 10, coming in behind Mission District Murals in California, Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens and Michigan’s Heidelberg Project. Locations in California, Tennessee and Texas tied for fifth. More:In these Missouri towns, murals paint pictures of history and culture After Missouri’s historic flood of 1993, graffiti artists started adorning the 2-mile long flood wall near the Gateway Arch, according to an Atlas Obscura article. The wall, built between 1956 and 1964, now bears the work of more than 250 artists, the article noted. “The flood-wall is now a masterpiece of color, shapes, and powerful images. The artists often put a message in their work, whether it’s honoring previous writers or advocating for change,” Atlas Obscura said. “Some artists in 2023 used...