Buried deep in the hills of Vinton County, Ohio you’ll find an abandoned railroad tunnel that was once part of the B&O Railroad. Today it’s the centerpiece of the Moonville Rail Trail and a destination for both ghost hunters and graffiti artists.
This is public property and an amazing historic site that people insist on vandalizing with their paint cans. Between that and the locks people attach to one of the bridges that volunteers worked years to build , a trip here is both a fun adventure and little irritating.
Why do people insist on leaving their mark on what is not theirs?
This time, though, the graffiti was actual art.
I was kind of impressed that someone could do all this with a spray can.
I still don’t condone spray paint on property where the owners say “please don’t” but I do wish that there were more public spaces where folks like this could show off their skills.
Rapid City, South Dakota has an alley where graffiti artists can show off their art once they apply for a permit from the city. It’s pretty cool.
One can find creativeness in many places!
Blank walls just seem like a siren call to graffiti artists. I doubt that will change, no matter how many legit spaces you give them.
Very true.
Although, I have to say that Rapid City (at least when I was there) seemed a pretty clean cut place and I do wonder if their alley solution helped with that.
Love the graffiti art! I’m typically not a fan of graffiti, but appreciate it way more when it’s actually art and someone puts some thought, design and details into it.
Same. This person clearly has some real talent and I can respect that.