More shots of the historic bridge. SUFR fill-in (looks like all Krylon, with almost the same fill color as the buff paint) from 2001, scans from the negatives. Shot of an eastbound NS autorack train crossing the Gorge probably from around the same time or a little later.

This themed Kwiz piece has a seen a lot, it was dissed even when I first discovered it with friends in the year 2000. In Sept of 2024, I was able to spend some more time analyzing it through the recent disses, and then two months later it was mostly covered up. Photo 1: Scanned print, circa 2002,03, 2: Oct 2012, 3: Aug 2013, 4: Nov 2016, 5: Feb 2017, 6: Feb 2019, 7-8. Christmas Day, 2020, 9-11: Sep 2024, 12: Nov 2024. Here is a link to Part 1: https://richmondindgraffiti.com/2020/04/21/skills-flow-like-ink/

The Ramada Inn was a long standing hotel on the east-side of town. When it became abandoned it was explored by local youngsters and quickly became an eyesore. The pool was square and could not be skateboarded, but here is a picture of the swimming pool. The famous “Des Octo-piece” is in the corner. I’m not sure about date of the photo, maybe 2004 or earlier. The whole site is a car lot now.

Dynamic Monochrome, I believe was the name of the filter setting on my digital camera that I used on these photos of the ruins of the PRR yard. These were taken in February of 2017, nine years ago.

The infamous Bad Apple character by unknown artist, who also probably did the piece to the left of the apple. Photos 1-2: Oct 2013, 3: Jan 2015, 4: Aug 2016, 5: Scanned print, circa 2012, detail of the Sufr from 2003, which was around the corner.

Some ancient spray pigment markings. There once was a simple black Kwiz outline on this concrete slab at a tunnel of a small creek. It is barely visible in the Oct 2013 photo and not at all in 2023. The spray-can character, which I have attributed to Kwiz as well, showed up well in the summer photograph, circa 2003. As far as I can tell, it was non-existent when I revisited it 2017. Although, I think it’s worth another look to make sure. I’ve also included the iconic beanie character from the same era, not far away, and quite possibly done with the same can of Krylon gloss black.

Mini production in Richmond from 2017 (now buffed). Writer’s from the region took part. Thank you to Anx, Pask, Wruk, Etch, and Velcro.

This iconic “Bad Trip” falling bomb character, circa 1994, was most likely done by the same artist as the famous “Seal of Approval” character. It has been buffed (painted over) but it has outlast the buff and is still visible today. The scan from a Pal Item newspaper article from Oct 4, 1994 clearly shows the Bad Trip, along with some not so clear images of early Richmond graff. There are some early pieces and one with a punk rock character. Underneath the piece is written, “Clean get away”, with 317, which was the area code at the time, and a date of ’94. I do recognize the “Basic” tags above, and I recall seeing these in the Piano factory or somewhere nearby. The headline of the article declares that graffiti is costing the city 100’s of dollars, seems like a major problem. The newspaper photo credit goes to local photojournalist legend, Steve Koger. The article was accessed from newspapers.com.

Quite possibly the most extreme “Before and After” of the series. Anx on a pillar under the now demolished 9th Street bridge. First photo is from 2010 or so, scanned print, and the second is a digital photo from Sept. 2013.

Night shot of a “sUFr” piece, avoiding the car info, from 2003 in central Indiana, with Berry Pink Painter’s Touch in the fill. Scan from the original negatives. And then seen in 2007 in Bloomington, IN, not holding up too well. Scan from the original print.