This is what it should look like. Flip It is located at 4532 Georgia Ave, NW.
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The mural on Champlain near the Marie Reed Center seems to be in danger of disintegrating. I thought I’d capture it for posterity.
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This is unbelievable! A reader just sent in word and the photo above that the famous Marilyn Monroe Mural at the corner of Conn. and Calvert has been painted over.
I now believe the reader was mistaken. This looks to me like it is a different wall. I guess it’s still an interesting commentary…
Photo from PoPville flickr user Mr. T in DC
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This odd mural is located on the side of the Steak ‘n Egg Kitchen located on Wisconsin Ave just north of Tenleytown. What’s even more bizarre is that it is located right next to a big Obama mural?
The “I don’t speak English” seems to be a part of the original work and not just graffiti. Or do you think it is graffiti? What am I missing here? This is bizarre, right?
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I found this mural on Wisconsin Avenue near Q Street, NW. It is very simple but I like how it contrasts the gas signage.
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Breakdancing in Washington, DC – Version 1 – Phantom HD from Dave Adams on Vimeo.
Just saw this cool video from Wake Up The Giant in the PoPville flickr pool. He writes:
“This was shot in September at the Edgewood Murals in Northeast Washington, D.C. with a Phantom HD and a set of Superspeed Zeiss Primes. Shots range from 300fps to 1000fps.
The video features Geoff Chang aka Toyz Are Us, a local b-boy and instructor at Words Beats and Life in Washington, DC. Check out the great work they do at wblinc.org.
This footage will be featured in the documentary “The District Rhyme” that I am working on with Emre Izat and Chris Tuss. Hope you enjoy it.”
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The completed version looks great. And now I see it was done by the same artist, Aniekan, who worked on the awesome “Watcher” Mural at the 14th and Girard Park.
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This one is from the side of Good Libations liquor store at the corner of 5th and M.
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This one was found in the alley west of the 9th Street across from the convention center.
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A reader writes:
“They painted over all the amazing quotes and phrases like “bienvenu a shaw” and I am bummed! That building brightened my day whenever I drove past. I am glad that it will hopefully be something but sad it will no longer have the same local flavor.”
Here’s what part of it used to look like. If this is a sign that the building will become an actually business or home than I’ll be pretty excited but if it remains vacant then I think this is a tragedy.
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Something Sweet is located on Macomb Street just west of Wisconsin. And they have surprisingly good biscotti…
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“Dear PoP,
I just walked past the gorgeous mural on Irving in between 11th and 13th and noticed that some jerkwad spray painted my favorite part! I’m so pissed!
Here’s wishing that 2010 is better than 2009.”
Very upsetting. It also appears that the mural at Bloombars on nearby 11th Street was also tagged, though already fixed.
From a Bloombars Facebook message:
“Some of you may have heard the unfortunate news that the mural on the side of our space was defaced by gang tags. It is sad bit of news that everyone does not share the same appreciation for something that brought so much joy to the neighborhood.
Your gut reaction might be anger and disappointment. But we ask that you set aside those feelings and see this as an opportunity to focus attention on one of the greatest challenges facing our community—young people choosing unproductive and destructive ways to spend their time.
It begs the question: Do you believe there are enough creative and productive alternatives for young people that support their growth and development?
If your answer was no, we ask that you explore ways that you can help lend some of your time to address this challenge—A challenge that will not go away with letters to elected officials or complaints to the police.
As you know, BloomBars has been working to be a part of the solution. Our most recent efforts include programming like Guitars not Guns and Poetry in the Morning. And with your support, ideas, and resources, we hope to offer many more opportunities for youth in 2010. In addition, we would love for our space to serve as a meeting place where you can engage your neighbors in a dialog about this and other challenges facing our community, so be on the lookout for an invitation to our first organized community forum.
It’s important to note that there are also several other organizations here in Columbia Heights whose footsteps we follow, like the Latin American Youth Center, and the Emergence Community Arts Collective. We hope you will also look for ways to support these fantastic organizations.
Back to the issue of the gang tags. I’ve spoken to Joel Bergner, the muralist, who has offered to fix the damage. We’re also bouncing around ideas to create a program to introduce the youth who have been doing the tagging to art of murals. But again, these efforts can only be successful with your support.”
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The mural, located on the side of the BP station on Connecticut Ave by Fessenden, was completed by Regina Holliday on Sept. 30th 2009. From her Web site:
“Regina Holliday is a DC-based medical rights advocate. She is currently at work on a series of murals depicting the need for clarity and transparency in medical records. Her background is in special ed advocacy, and she is bringing her experience in that field to the field of patients’ rights.”
The Post published an article by Dana Milbank on the mural in August.
More photos after the jump. Read Full Post
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Thanks to twitter user @SocJustCampDC for the link. I’ve featured most of these new murals before but the video provides a cool perspective of them.
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I just saw for the first time the new(ish) mural at U Street Cafe located at 1301 U Street, NW. It was painted one of my favorite muralists in DC, Joel Bergner. It was so big I couldn’t get it all in one photo. But here’s the rest:
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