Twenty artists are in the city to paint the murals as part of the Paper Walls project . The artists hope to transform everyday surfaces into colorful spaces for storytelling . The area feels like a ghost town during the day -- it 's not the sort of place you want to be at night -- but it can fill in fast . Two murals from last year sparked controversy and were covered . ` ` It 's beautiful where it used to be desolate . It brings everything alive , '' says a neighbor .
Twenty artists are in the city to paint the murals as part of the Paper Walls project . The artists hope to transform everyday surfaces into colorful spaces for storytelling . Two murals from last year sparked controversy and were covered . ` ` It 's beautiful where it used to be desolate . It brings everything alive , '' says a neighbor .