By Anna Schuessler, Daily Journal staff – SMDailyjournal.com – Photo: Anna Schuessler/Daily Journal.

Photo: North Fair Oaks native Jose Castro designed a mural on a wall adjacent to the Second Avenue parking lot in the heart of his neighborhood.

When he heard about a call for designs for a mural to be painted on a wall adjacent to a new parking lot in the heart of North Fair Oaks, Castro jumped at the opportunity to represent the roots of his neighborhood on a grand scale. One of three artists chosen as finalists for the project, Castro said he felt a swell of pride in seeing some 30 people vouch for his design at a North Fair Oaks Community Council meeting earlier this year.

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