Street art · London
Photo: Robert Lamb, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ever wonder what a wall looks like after decades of turf wars
By Invador
Ever wonder what a wall looks like after decades of turf wars? This East London alley is a layered archive of wildstyle throw-ups and bubble tags, each writer painting over the last in true NYC-subway-era graffiti tradition.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, photo via Wikimedia Commons.
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