‘Our Way Anarchy’ – Quality archive Brixton graffiti
March 8th, 2011 10:00am
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London signs and notices – photos from the city
February 4th, 2011 12:44pm
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Here’s a Friday selection of signs and scenes that have caught my eye while wandering around London.
Above is Senate House, a natty Art Deco offering in Bloomsbury, constructed between 1932 and 1937.
London’s Shoreditch turns into Williamsburg (circa 2005)
December 15th, 2010 4:45pm
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Currently swarming with hipsters, estate agents, career-seeking graffiti artists, wannabe musicians, website-promoting entrepreneurs, record-bag clutching DJs and – thankfully – a fair few normal people, is the area of Shoreditch in east London.
Brixton signs and graffiti – some archive shots
November 8th, 2010 10:15am
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Here’s some more archive street shots taken around Brixton, south London in the spring of 2003.
The graffiti above appeared briefly on the railway arch next to Brady’s on Electric Lane, and disappeared when Argos erected aluminium cladding over the brickwork.
Elvis on Goodge Street, 2002
November 6th, 2010 1:41pm
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I’ve no idea what inspired someone to get out a pot of a paint and a brush and carefully write out the words Elvis on the pavement, but this is the scene on Goodge Street, London on 15th June, 2002.
Maybe it was the parting gesture of the guy who painted the traffic lines?
Brixton’s lost Banksy graffiti
November 5th, 2010 10:00am
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Appearing opposite the Brixton Academy at the back of the Backstage Bar (on Astoria Walk, SW9) was this “Thug For Life” graffiti by Banksy.
Street signs, stickers and graffiti, London July 2010
July 27th, 2010 9:30am
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A collection of street signs and graffiti seen around London. Can’t complain about the sentiments contained in this sticker seen near Carnaby Street, W1.
5Pointz, Queens NYC: the most graffiti’d building in New York?
March 14th, 2010 8:40pm
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Situated by Jackson Avenue at Crane Street and Davis Street in Long Island City, 5 Pointz claims to be the “world’s premiere ‘graffiti Mecca,’ showcasing aerosol artists from around the globe.
Just about every inch of its façade and surrounds has been painted on, and all with the consent of the owner.
