This mural is called "The Spirit of East Harlem" by Hank Prussing and Manny Vega. It is painted on a residential building at East 104th Street and Lexington Avenue. It was started by Hank Prussing in 1973 and restored by Mr. Vega lin 1999. The piece, a towering homage to the neighborhood as it was in the 1970's, is made up of loving portraits of residents, set in a landscape of high-rises.
