Coronado Installs New Banners Along Orange Avenue

Coronado, CA — Thirty patriotic-themed banners were installed along Coronado's Orange Avenue just in time for the city's Fourth of July celebration, and will remain in place for the remainder of the busy summer season.

The City Council approved the banner designs and installation in May after the city’s Cultural Arts Commission came up with the idea to encourage the use of public spaces for art, one of its 2016 goals.

The Commission received $45,000 in funding through the Coronado Tourism Improvement District’s Community Improvements Fund. The grant covers the design, production and installation of up to six different banners throughout the year-long program.

The city has installed banners during the summer from First Street to R.H. Dana Place on 20 poles. The grant covered the cost to include 10 additional poles on the median through Avenida de las Arenas at the Coronado Shores where the city typically displays the American and Coronado flags.

Representatives from the Cultural Arts Commission, Coronado MainStreet and the Coronado Tourism Improvement District are crafting the banner program guidelines and agreed to proceed with a patriotic banner for the Fourth of July and the busy summer season in Coronado, according to Janine Zúñiga, senior management analyst for the city of Coronado.

The flags will replace patriotic banners that were hung along Orange for the past 20 summers and were in need of replacement.

Commissioners are expected to review and consider recommending to the City Council the new program’s guidelines in August.