Five walkway murals completed
The official Vivid Junction page identifies Off the Rails as the completed first phase of an ongoing district placemaking initiative.
SourceVivid Junction
Phase 1 completeFive walkway murals completed in fall 2026 begin a wider Valley Junction placemaking initiative.
Project images and plans
Night Life taking shape
A mural being painted for Off the Rails, Vivid Junction’s first phase. This is a process photograph, not the finished installation.
Artwork: Nick Goettling. Project-overview photo: Historic Valley Junction Foundation; photographer not identified. Proportionally reduced. Responsive WebP copy.View original sourceHistoric Valley Junction streetscape
Fifth Street and the district entrance arch, photographed June 28, 2009. Area context for Vivid Junction—not a photograph of the Off the Rails murals.
Iowahwyman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia-resized thumbnail; responsive resizing / WebP encoding.View original sourceCC BY-SA 3.0 license- Area
- Historic Valley JunctionSource
- First phase
- Off the RailsSource
- Completed work
- Five walkway muralsSource
- Timing
- Completed fall 2026Source
What matters next
Project context
Off the Rails is the first phase of Vivid Junction, a district placemaking initiative led by the Historic Valley Junction Foundation with the City of West Des Moines, Bravo Greater Des Moines and Microsoft.
Project milestones
Documents & sources
Official records and reporting, with access limitations noted.
Open questions
- Watch for announced later phases; no future phase schedule is established here.