The Balmy Alley murals have been described, along with San Diego's Chicano Park and Los Angeles' Estrada Courts, as a leading example of mural environments that reclaim spaces for Chicanos and give expression to a history of Chicano displacement and marginalization [REF].
The mural grouping in the alley is internationally recognized, both as an exemplar of activist art[REF] and as a tourist destination [REF].