Author : Michael Penn
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781548767341
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (673 download)
Book Synopsis Graffiti Pier by : Michael Penn
Download or read book Graffiti Pier written by Michael Penn and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-09 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PIER 124 "GRAFFITI PIER" On the Philadelphia banks of the Delaware River sits a former anthracite coal loading pier that was once part of The Reading Railroad's sprawling Port Richmond Yards. Graffiti Pier as it is now known, was decommissioned and abandoned by Conrail in 1991 and is now an industrial Stonehenge that serves as an unsanctioned open-air gallery of art produced by street artists, graffiti geniuses, and mere wall taggers. Hidden down a dirt path and covered by overgrown brush, Graffiti Pier has seen an increase of visitors and participants thanks, in part, to Instagram and the use of geotags. The pier offers one of the best views of the Philadelphia Skyline and sits on the other side of Interstate 95 from the recently gentrified Fishtown and Port Richmond neighborhoods. This collection of photos were taken between 2014 and 2016.