"Tempe artist Jake Early recently finished a new mural called Meet Me at Daley Park. It’s located at 1525 South College Avenue, adjacent to the park that inspired its name. The mural was commissioned by Tempe Public Art.

Early drew inspiration for the design from the surrounding neighborhood, and key moments in Tempe’s history. “I talked with neighbors about what makes their community special,” Early said. “Then I talked to people at the Tempe History Museum, and I tried to make the mural almost a timeline.”

The mural covers two walls joined at a corner near the railroad tracks on College Avenue. The walls are more than eight feet tall, with a combined length of nearly 400 feet. The shorter wall, which runs parallel with College Avenue, depicts contemporary Tempe – complete with cyclist and skateboarder.

The longer portion of the mural, which parallels the railroad tracks, features several vignettes of Tempe’s past. It shows people of color picking cotton and doing brickwork. It’s got Tempe landmarks like “A” Mountain and the Hayden Flour Mill. And it features an assortment of animals and plants, including a rooster and saguaro cactus."
- Lynn Trimble, Phoenix New Times
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/daley-park-mural-by-jake-early-showcases-tempes-past-and-present-10395491/