From trash to splash: It’s Dumpsters on Parade in Huntington Beach

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Children ride local artist Laura Svette’s creation during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event, in Huntington Beach, on Saturday. Thirty trash dumpsters were hand painted by local artists and paraded down the first three blocks of Main Street. The dumpsters will be placed around downtown to beautify the area.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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One of the participating dumpsters, painted by Agi Palinay, shows an iconic Surf City sunset scene.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Children ride local artist Jody Williams’ creation during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Friends ride in local artist Alexandria Lavender Moreno’s decorated dumpster.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Local artist, Huntington Beach High School graduate and Golden West College student Darling Krista Flint rides in her own creation.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Local artist Debra Slonim stands next to her creation during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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After helping push one of the painted trash bins, Steve Price of Costa Mesa looks at the vintage Volkswagen vans lined up on Main Street in Huntington Beach.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Children ride local artist Airyn Simpson’s creation during the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance’s Dumpsters on Parade and Main Street Art Show event in Huntington Beach on Saturday.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Crowds enjoy a look at some rare and vintage Volkswagen vans.

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An attendee checks out a vintage VW van.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

By Daily Pilot staff

Oct. 7, 2017 5 PM PT

Thirty trash bins featuring paintings by local artists were paraded down Main Street in Huntington Beach on Saturday as part of a local group’s ongoing mission to beautify the downtown area.

Crowds lined up to watch the Dumpsters on Parade procession, which included Mayor Barbara Delgleize pushing one of the bins down the street.

The containers will be placed throughout downtown.

The parade was organized by the Huntington Beach Public Art Alliance, which is putting together projects intended to beautify downtown and eventually other parts of the city.

From trash to splash: It’s Dumpsters on Parade in Huntington Beach

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