Category Archives: EMAN

Posted on May 2, 2012 | 2 Comments

SEPTA R8 and W Carpenter La

Mt Airy’s graffiti problem is getting worse, the tags are getting larger, there are multiple tags on walls. If you see graffiti, report it! The quicker the graffiti is removed, the better.

Recent Mt Airy Graffiti

This is my 2nd Mt Airy Graffiti Report (1st here). I continue to find new graffiti throughout Mt Airy, some old graffiti that is new to me as well as brand new graffiti. East & West Mt Airy as well as the Germantown Ave business district are being hit. Here are 30 new Mt Airy graffiti photos.

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: 7500 Block Germantown Ave – Back of Large Billboard

: 6900 Block Germantown Ave – near Free Library

: SEPTA R8 Bridge over W Mt Pleasant Ave

: SEPTA R8 and W Carpenter La

: E Gowen Ave Bridge over SEPTA R7

: SEPTA R7 and E Gowen Ave

: SEPTA R7 and E Mt Airy Ave Bridge

: SEPTA R8 Bridge Over Creheim Valley Rd

: SEPTA R8 Bridge Over Creheim Valley Rd

: SEPTA R8 – behind 6900 Block Weatham Street

: SEPTA R8 – W Carpenter La Station Parking Lot – Back of Welcome Sign

: Chew Ave & E Mt Pleasant Ave

: W Carpenter La & Cresheim Rd

: W Sedgwick St & Cresheim Rd

: E Gorgas La & Musgrave St

: E Mt Airy Ave & Boyer St

: Lincoln Dr and Emlen St

: Lincoln Dr & Emlen St

: W Mt Pleasant Ave & Emlen St

: W Mt Pleasant Ave & Emlen St

: Cresheim Rd & Idell St – Pole

: Chew Ave & E Gorgas La

: Cresheim Rd & Idell St

: Unit Block W Sedgwick St

: Weatham Street and W Sedgwick St

: Boyer St & E Gowen Ave

: 7300 Block Boyer St

: 7300 Block Boyer St

: 7100 Block Chew Ave

: Boyer St & E Roumfort Rd

Mt Airy graffiti tags vary in size from a few inches tall to over 5 feet tall; some use scrawl lettering while others use block letters. Some are on street signs, others are on billboards and SEPTA bridges. Here is a breakdown by area:

East Mt Airy – 10 tags
West Mt Airy - 11 tags
Mt Airy BID - 2 tags
SEPTA - 7 tags

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Mt Airy Graffiti Report: 4/15/12

Posted on April 15, 2012 | 4 Comments

The Mt Airy graffiti problem seems to be growing in spite of rapid response by the City’s CLIP and SEPTA’s anti-graffiti crews.

The latest survey, taken between 4/12/12 and 4/15/12 found graffiti tags at these 6 Mt Airy locations that CLIP can handle :

Unit Block of E Gowen Ave – 1
100 block of W Gowen Ave – 6
Intersection of W Bryan Street and W Allens Lane – 8
Lincoln Drive & W Mt Pleasant Ave – 2
SEPTA R7 Overpass wall – E Vernon St by Stenton Station – 1
E Vernon Street and Sprague Street – 1

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New Graffiti on SEPTA and PENNDOT Structures: 2/19/12

Posted on February 19, 2012 | Leave a comment

Less than a week after SEPTA crews removed Devon Village – E Mt Airy Ave Bridge graffiti (link), taggers have struck again. This time they hit SEPTA’s Sprague Field shed on 3 sides and PENNDOT’s E Mt Airy Ave Bridge South wall and West Abutement.

Here are the photos: Click Image to Enlarge. Press > to advance through slides

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Devon Village Wall Hole History

Posted on January 28, 2012 | Leave a comment

A 2 foot by 8 foot hole opened up in the Devon Village wall on January 25, 2012.
How did this happen? Here is a link to the recent hole related history of the Wall.

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