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  1. #1
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    nice photos!
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    As a business owner, I find I really can't enjoy any kind of graffiti anymore, no matter how artful.

    But, that picture of the road, water and trees was really, really neat. Thank you for sharing pics!
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    I think the stencil is on plywood, the graffiti on the actual structure is by another "artist".

    I do like that stencil. I've seen a number of stations closing in my town, wonder if that's happening there too?
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    Yeah that's cool - is that a political statement about a gas station actually closing? (Or is the station just being re-furbished or something?) Certainly it is out of order now.

    Cool pictures.
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    Quote Originally Posted by maillotpois View Post
    Yeah that's cool - is that a political statement about a gas station actually closing? (Or is the station just being re-furbished or something?) Certainly it is out of order now.

    Cool pictures.
    I'd be willing to bet that they're closed. An operating station that's being refurbished gernerally doesn't get boarded up like that. The boards are to protect the dispensers from vandals.

    I do like the stencils on the plywood

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    I don't know when the gas station actually closed, but the price on the sign outside is $2.74 per gallon

    Most of the graf writers in Memphis (with the exception of gang-related stuff) will only paint on structures that aren't open businesses or peoples' houses. It's sort of an "honor among thieves" thing. I'm trying to track down the stencil-maker to get some background on the piece.
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    I actually like how cool that is. It's powerful in a minimalist kind of way.

    That road looks like the one in the state park. Are you guys drying out much if any?

 

 

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