  Darwinism Member Username: Darwinism Post Number: 631 Registered: 06-2005 |
http://72.14.253.104/search?q= cache:yTg3L_X7lNYJ:www.fraudwa steabuse.com/2007/03/incredibl e-graffiti-covered-building-5- pointz-in-new-york-city.html+h ttp://www.fraudwasteabuse.com/ 2007/03/incredible-graffiti-co vered-building-5-pointz-in-new -york-city.html&hl=en&ct=clnk& cd=1&gl=nz How does this compare to the graffiti at the Fort St. building, Dequindre Cut, United Artist building and etc.? | ||
Tetsua Member Username: Tetsua Post Number: 1175 Registered: 01-2004 |
Wolverine from Urbanplanet posted these pictures from the Cut http://www.facebook.com/album. php?aid=2188929&l=dd013&id=221 1068 | ||
Nyct Member Username: Nyct Post Number: 32 Registered: 01-2007 |
one thing for sure is that it's definatly more plentiful in NYC. i grew up riding the B train from Ft. Hamilton to 34th in Manhattan and also the Q from Sheepshead Bay to the city and used to marvel at all the incredible pieces in the tunnels, on the el's and all the buildings around the stations in the boroughs. looking at the exposed rooftops, ad spaces etc. while driving on the gowanus and the BQE expressways offer fantastic views of some extremely daring, at times stunning pieces too. i haven't seen much here yet ... i definatly want to check out the cut, maybe throw up a piece. i hope it's true that the graffiti will be preserved as it says in that facebook link when they fix it up. it sounds too good to be true tho. | ||
Crawford Member Username: Crawford Post Number: 68 Registered: 10-2006 |
The posted pic is the Phun Factory in Queens. It's not exactly representative of NYC. The owner actively encourages well-known taggers to cover the place with their work. The Phun Factory is surrounded by new construction. I would be surprised if it weren't eventually converted to condos or demolished and built anew. It's a very valuable piece of property and close to a major subway hub (Queens Plaza). Graffiti always struck me as a NYC/Philly/LA/Europe thing. I don't see much graffiti in the Midwest. Compare Chicago and Detroit to the Bronx, Berlin and Rome. In the U.S., Philly has the most graffiti. Much of it is just mindless tagging. Germany has the best graffiti. | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 680 Registered: 04-2006 |
Before all the reconstruction projects, Detroit's freeways used to be covered with graffiti. | ||
Crawford Member Username: Crawford Post Number: 69 Registered: 10-2006 |
Really? When exactly? I can't ever remember freeways "covered with graffiti". Maybe a few tags on the overpasses, but that's about it. | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 681 Registered: 04-2006 |
"Before all the reconstruction projects," | ||
Crawford Member Username: Crawford Post Number: 70 Registered: 10-2006 |
Is that a lunar calendar or something? I don't recall a time when there was no metro freeway construction. I also don't remember highways covered in graffiti. | ||
Quozl Member Username: Quozl Post Number: 505 Registered: 07-2005 |
Come on Crawford, you remember the Reconstruction Projects: quote: | ||
Nyct Member Username: Nyct Post Number: 33 Registered: 01-2007 |
lets all start putting detroit graf on the map then! | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 682 Registered: 04-2006 |
You must not have driven on the Lodge between I-94 and downtown, I-94 from the southwest border of the city until well past Wayne State, or I-75 from Hamtramck to the I-94 interchange from the early 80s through the late 90s. | ||
Quozl Member Username: Quozl Post Number: 506 Registered: 07-2005 |
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Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 683 Registered: 04-2006 |
And if you don't remember how Michigan roads were left to basically rot before the late 90s when they started reconstructing everything then I don't know what to say... | ||
Mayor_sekou Member Username: Mayor_sekou Post Number: 764 Registered: 09-2006 |
London graffiti kills all, I think they allow it in certain spots but I was amazed by how much of it there was. It was good stuff too. BTW, whatever happened to the Turtl?? | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 881 Registered: 10-2006 |
I think that it died when the new redevelopments started take over its habitat. |
