Photos: Muralists give gritty Pacoima a new look

Levi Ponce, center, is assisted by fellow artists as he works on a painting on Mural Mile on Van Nuys Boulevard. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Aug. 21, 2013 4:29 PM PT

Muralist Levi Ponce is part of a movement to reclaim the impoverished Latino community with the cooperation of local businesses, graffiti artists and gangs.

Volunteers work on a mural at Bradley Avenue and Van Nuys Boulevard. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Levi Ponce works on a mural on Van Nuys Boulevard. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Maya Flores, 2, helps helps her mother, Kristy Sandoval, complete a mural on an insurance office. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Rosa Lopez works on the details of a mural at Bradley Avenue and Van Nuys Boulevard. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Rosa Lopez works on a mural. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

A group of artists pitches in to complete a mural on a building at Bradley Avenue and Van Nuys Boulevard. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Preliminary sketches and paint used by volunteers on a mural along Van Nuys Boulevard. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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Photos: Muralists give gritty Pacoima a new look

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