Chicago Man Turns Potholes Into Art

The perfect pothole might not exist for many people—but for mosaic artist Jim Bachor, it's one with a nice oval shape. Bachor began filling those potholes a little more than a year ago, after one in front of his house in Chicago became a hassle. Bachor doesn't just fill them with cement, though. He's turned pothole-filling into a public art project—one with a sense of humor. He fills them with mosaics. "I just think it's fun to add that little bit of spark into (an) issue that people moan about," he says.

With orange cones and vests displaying his last name, Bachor and his helpers look official enough to shut down a street section to work on filling a pothole. Bachor uses the Chicago city flag design in his pothole art, and some versions hold phone numbers to local auto repair shops. His most recent installment north of downtown Chicago—"#21914"—pokes fun at the huge number of potholes that exist in the city. (City officials may be OK with these potholes, but they're not thrilled with Donald Trump's huge sign.)