Allgire Project

05/31/2026

Thank you for the great story, Whidbey News-Times! And thank you to Sherwin-Williams in Oak Harbor and to our other mural sponsors Oak Harbor Music Festival! Our “newest” mural brings a WWII era mural—hidden in one of our buildings—back to life! Thank you to Anacortes artist Amelia Kaiser - Art for her wonderful mural recreation and to Oak Harbor artist Kat for pitching in on the mural’s article text!

This is the first of two murals celebrating the United State’s 250th anniversary—we’ll raise funds for the next WWII era mural recreation slated for October, 2026!

Link in comments.

05/22/2026

What’s the outcome of adding murals to a community? The statistics might surprise you.

05/08/2026

Congratulations to both students! Oak Harbor High School has a wealth of artistic talent!

04/27/2026

New mural in Downtown Oak Harbor celebrating Navy history! Thank you Amelia Kaiser - Art for sharing your talent with the community!

04/27/2026

Amelia did an amazing job on the new mural on our walls! It’s a recreation of a WWII mural painted by Frank Griffin, a 19 year old Navy sailor, painted in 1941 at NAS Whidbey’s (WWII era) USO Club, depicting Navy planes downing N*zi planes and subs over the Puget Sound. The mural, along with other historic WWII soldier art, is hidden (and protected) within the walls of 720 SE Pioneer Way.

—While the Germans never attacked the area, the mural depicts the U.S. Navy’s fight against fascism. Proud to display this piece of history as America turns 250 years old! 💪

(A news story, reflecting the context of the mural, will be added to the mural.)

04/26/2026

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04/23/2026

So excited!! We’re adding a new mural today at the , a recreation of a historic, WWII soldier art mural that is hidden (and protected) in one of the Allgire Project buildings, a former USO club.

As part of our 250th anniversary of the USA series, this “new” mural will show a recreation of Frank D. Griffin’s 1941 mural—showing WWII US Navy planes downing German subs & aircraft. Griffin was a contemporary of Walt Disney & the artist behind the famous “black cat” logo on Navy aircraft.

02/12/2026

☀️Sunny winter day at the murals☀️

02/03/2026

Did you see our historic murals post in November? One of the Allgire Project buildings contains some of the last known WWII era murals painting by active duty soldiers. —A historian of this art reached out and through him, we found a copy of Look Magazine from 1941, containing a color photo of one of the murals and an article about it. The building was a USO club during WWII. How cool!

See the color photo for the Look Magazine article from April 20th, 1941.

12/11/2025

Amplifying this post from the City of Oak Harbor:

FLOOD WARNING
The Skagit River flooding expected over the next few days is projected to be an unprecedented event with significant potential to indirectly affect Oak Harbor. Residents should closely monitor news updates and follow all official instructions.

IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR OAK HARBOR – PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD
Water Supply:
Oak Harbor’s water supply comes from the Skagit River, which is forecast to reach record flood levels this week. Flooding could impact the water treatment facility. Please begin conserving water now to help protect our community’s water stores.
Travel Impacts:
Anyone planning off-island travel should be aware that flooding in Skagit County may affect both Highway 20 and I-5.
Current forecasts show the Skagit River in Mt. Vernon reaching peak flood levels around 4:00 AM on Friday, December 12. The exact timing of highway impacts remains uncertain, but flooding may begin as early as Thursday, December 11.
You are strongly encouraged to delay non-essential travel until floodwaters have receded and officials confirm that roadways are safe.
Road Conditions:
WSDOT real-time map: https://wsdot.com/Travel/Real-time/Map/
While water levels are expected to fall fairly quickly, any road closures could remain in place longer depending on damage and safety concerns.
Skagit County Emergency Information:

https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/EmergencyInformation/main.htm?fbclid=IwY2xjawOmfkZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFUQ1NONnZFSWhpQk1uRVc5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsCyWf4cDXqnWLMLhwXYsNzMq-rSZzzcW2f_wFEzhwRDyTzfSlcNwLlWb7h9_aem_4sAunADI0TtpyMiuvKUBow