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.
Jamestown has a few pockets of interesting street art and this is one of them. Just down from the Lucille Ball Little Theater, this dreary lot is much brighter thanks to someone’s artistic abilities.
These birds and animals are well done. Some look like they could climb right off the building.
Graffiti isn’t cool but I sure did giggle when I saw this. It’s an ink doodle inside the Mill Branch Covered Bridge at the Barlow Fairgrounds. 