I started this website in 2020 as a way to archive and preserve Graffiti Writing in my small middle-American city. The photos I take are a way to document an ephemeral art-form, along with historic architecture and infrastructure, as it is erased, changed, replaced, or demolished. It’s a small scene here and the things I post about may be niche. I continue to update this blog for the younger Writers in the area and those interested in this unique part of local history, and the broader history of suburban and rural Style Writing on the late 20th and early 21st Century. If you enjoy checking out this blog, please send me a message and let me know what you think. Also, I am always looking for old photos of graffiti from the area. Contact me if you have any you’d like to share with me. Thanks – Joey Idle

Here are few photos from the snow and extreme cold, and some shots of downtown alleyways on a dismal gray morning. I’ve been checking out these same alleys since I was a kid. These were some of the first places I noticed graffiti. There were quite a few marker tags and some with spray paint in the late 90s.

More aged photos of the Dark & Justus Production under the G Street Bridge and the ever-present “Seal of Approval”, after the patch-job. 1-5: Feb 2017, 6-12: Nov 2019, 13: Apr 2020, 14-17: Jan 2026, and lastly a digital picture of me posing in front of the wall wearing my shirt on my head for some reason, photographed by a friend in April 2006 almost 20 years ago.

More past photos of the historic railroad bridge that is now in the process of being replaced. The Depot District mural, now gone, was painted in 2009, by artist Carly Mattingly Dee. Photos are from 2017 – 2023.

Shore and Sufr: small-piece era stretcher, Indianapolis, circa 2000ish. And seen a few years later during daylight with some rust and a fresh Dr. D. sidebust in classic white fan-tip style. Scans from the original negatives.

Life stages of a SUFR piece under the now demolished bridge circa around 2010 and demolished in 2013. Last photo is a photoshopped splice of before and after. There was an Anx character to the right of this piece as well.

More photos of the bridge before it gets replaced. I don’t know if the abutments will remain or how they are going to do it as there is no real public info about this project. Trains continue to use the bridge during the project, but rail traffic seems to be way down. These photos are from late December 2025 through early January 2026.

Dumpster tags, alleys, bridges, and misc. Also, RIP Erie.

The South 9th Street bridge, circa 1915, over the former C&O Railroad, which later became CSX, and in 2005 leased by the shortline Indiana Eastern Railroad, was demolished in Sept-Nov 2013. There was a good amount of local graffiti history on it, including more recent pieces at the time. Here are some before, during, and after photos.