Downtown Riverside in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Meet Me at the Cheech

Photographed by Volt Craft, June 29, 2026

1. Meet me at the Cheech Marker

Inscription.
Ignacio Gómez, Meet Me at The Cheech, 2024
Bronze Sculpture
Dedicated November 19, 2024

Ofelia Valdez-Yeager, president of the Riverside Art Museum Board of Trustees (2022-2023) and chairperson of the Reach for The Cheech campaign (2017-2020), conceptualized and championed this sculpture that celebrates the dedication of Cheech Marin to uplift Chicano Art.

(donor names not transcribed)

Erected 2024.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Hispanic Americans.

Location. 33° 58.956′ N, 117° 22.301′ W. Marker is in Riverside, California, in Riverside County. It is in Downtown Riverside. It is at the intersection of Mission Inn Avenue and Orange Street, on the right when traveling west on Mission Inn Avenue. The statue and marker are located just outside the entrance to the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3581 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside CA 92501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los

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Angeles,

in the Inland Empire,

and in the Peninsular Ranges.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Universalist-Unitarian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Chinese Memorial Pavilion (within shouting distance of this marker); This Olive Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); First Church of Christ Scientist (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Congregational Church (about 300 feet away); Riverside Municipal Auditorium (about 300 feet away); Bell From Locomotive 66 (about 300 feet away); Old City Hall (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . . The Cheech Center for Chicano Art in Riverside (Youtube, 2:46). (Submitted on July 3, 2026.)

Photographed by Volt Craft, June 29, 2026

2. Meet me at the Cheech Marker

The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Volt Craft, June 29, 2026

3. The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture

The statue and marker are to the right of the door.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2026, by Volt Craft of Riverside, California. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 30, 2026, by Volt Craft of Riverside, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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