Fast-food restaurant on Story Road is just one of six McDonald’s nationwide part of this year’s Ritmo y Color effort.
Rudy and Carmen Lemus can safely say they own the most beautiful McDonald’s in San Jose, if not the entire Bay Area. That’s because their restaurant on Story Road at Capitol Expressway — one of four they own in San Jose — was among a handful picked to receive a Latino-themed artistic makeover as part ofSan Jose muralist Hector Covarrubias was commissioned earlier this year to transform the eatery, and he designed a colorful mural called “Patterns of Nature.
McDonald’s launched Ritmo y Color in 2021, and this year the San Jose restaurant was one of six selected for artistic makeovers. The others are in New York, San Antonio, Dallas, Chicago and Miami. Houston, Phoenix and Los Angeles — all cities with large Latino populations — were selected in previous years.
Artistically, Covarrubias — who was born in Mexico — said he wanted the mural to reflect a wide range of Latino culture since the San Jose area has residents with roots throughout Latin America. He picked the torogoz, also a common bird in the Yucatán, specifically because Carmen Lemus’ family is from El Salvador.
While Covarrubias normally paints his murals directly on the walls, this one was installed using vinyl sheeting. That meant the McDonald’s restaurant wouldn’t have to be covered by scaffolding and partially closed during the weeks it would take to install. Instead, the process took less than a day and should last for years.
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