bonus post, no. 2

found this today walking home from the a train station at nostrand ave

corner of bedford and st marks

this is the second example i've found of these unusual figures posted on currently abandoned buildings in the area; there's also a vignette of two people and an identical bird on a franklin ave building. they both use a similar type of material, which appears to be very thin metal (?). the birds, above, extend to the three visible sides of the building in question, and are actually ABOVE the scaffolding currently on the building (slated for destruction? we'll see...)

you know what? i'll post the other building, since i have an old shot of it:



I recently learned that this building (a 19th century brewery, franklin ave at bergen st) was purchased by a development group, and will be preserved (though renovated) and turned into apartments. It's apparently one of this group's projects.

i've noticed a lot of gang-related graffiti in the neighborhood lately, mostly on franklin and classon. bloods and crips, red and blue paint. it's always nice to come across something more creative. i'll be looking for more from this particular artist...