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Midweek Graffiti Posting
Nothing like a spot of graffiti to spark the midweek doldrums.
“Peace, have a good day”. I keep thinking that one day I will run across a bit of wisdom displayed in someone’s well thought out graffiti or street art. Not something as vague as: ” the end is near’. But, rather, just a tidbit of something that shows me some insight and mental prowess; something I can take with me to ponder over. So far,
no such luck.
I’ll be looking, though. I don’t understand the “3.7” in the first image. I would understand: 3.14, pi as a universally understood mathematical statement, but……3.7?
Along the Interurban Trail
More sights along the Interurban Trail. An old fishing shack, rusty pedestrian bridge and the usual touch of graffiti by SKAMR.
Grafitti Scribbles
What would an urban trail be without scribblings and doodlings on most overpasses ( or flat surfaces in general )? Perhaps visually more appealing.
Abandoned, along the Green River Trail
This cement column used to support something large, but now sits alone adjacent to the river. The building below appears to have sat unused for quite some time.
More from the Green River Trail
Of course, what would any urban trail be without graffiti and generally poorly placed street art? The pilings in the second photo are from days gone by when there was a lot of river traffic and commerce.
Cedar River
Section of the Cedar River in Renton, Wa. The Cedar River Watershed supplies a large portion of Seattle’s water. An old pedestrian bridge, below, is showing its age. In this part of the country anything left outside will inevitably have something green growing on it shortly.
Saturdays Street Offering
Spotted in Georgetown.
Fading Ad Blog Posting
Frank Jump, author/blogger of Fading Ad, was kind enough to feature one of my recent images on his blog. Check it out!
Oregon Macaroni Mfg. Co.
Fading ad on the side of a building in SW Portland, Or.
Weathered House in NW Portland
A very weathered, old house in NW Portland, not far from downtown. This house could really use some TLC.
First Hill Fun
A sheared-off telephone pole now used as an art project of sorts. Baby crying sign…?????
Layers of Paint
This building on First Hill has been abused so badly over the years. Multiple layers of paint and posters nearly disguise the brick walls.
Fading Vespa Sign
Although nearly faded away, this is a sign on the old Vespa Club in Georgetown. The painting is supposed to show a woman ( circa 1960’s) sitting on a yellow Vespa scooter.
PSA?
Public Service Announcement by a culturally concerned street artist, no doubt.
Call Box
I was nearly arrested taking this image. A Port of Seattle cop saw me with my camera pointed at this highly sensitive device and wanted to know what I was doing and why. I tried to explain the artistic merits of the look of the call box and how that might translate into something interesting to view. He looked at me like I was from the Planet Zeon and asked me to move along. I don’t think he was interested in debating those ‘artistic merits’.
Rusty Building
Rusty, deserted building in Portland, Or. This image was taken from quite a distance with a 70-200mm lens, which is why the quality is not what I would have liked. Having said that, I still thought the colors of the building, as it is in this state of decay, were interesting.
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