Austin is not
known for its graffiti. The city is graced with numerous locations in which city-approved or private owner-approved art graces exterior building walls and colorful sculptures are a common sight. But actual graffiti? That can mainly be found on trains passing through the city. However, in the midst of a hilly Austin neighborhood there is a treasure trove of awe-inspiring graffiti.
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| Austin, TX. 2012 |
On Baylor and 12th Street near Castle Hill there is a lot with concrete walls, the foundations of a presumably never built structure. A couple of years ago the walls were plain grey concrete; now there is a smattering of color on every surface.
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| Austin, TX. 2012 |
From the grandiose to the hastily scrawled messages, this spot has it all. I visited during the late afternoon and found the lot fairly busy. A group of students were filming a video, a few couples were wandering around enjoying the view, others were milling about, and a photographer was giving a private lesson (which my friend and I ended up a part of by accident...apparently hula hooping provides fodder for photo technique teaching).
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| Austin, TX. 2012. |
In some spots there was still the lingering smell of spray paint and in other areas the paint old and weathered.
If you wear some good shoes and don't mind steep inclines and lots of broken glass, you can climb to the top of the little hill and check out a great view of the Austin skyline.
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| Austin, TX. 2012. |
