Archive for the 'Pittsburgh Murals' Category
Pgh Murals-Homewood: Former School for Creative And Performing Arts
These murals were painted in 1993 when this building was known as CAPA High School (Creative and Performing Arts), Pittsburgh’s equivalent of FAME. The first image has the signatures of the artists. What I love most about this mural is how Afro-Centric it is. It has images that show the beauty of Africa, both in […]
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No, I did not die. Nor have I been ill. I have been working hard on finishing a book project and planning and carrying out my mother’s 90th birthday celebration. I just didn’t have the time nor energy to work on this blog. I have continued taking photos, but did nothing with them. Today’s update […]
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Today’s murals are located behind Station Street Hot Dogs, which itself will soon cease to exist. It will remain a restaurant, but with a different name. They are not visible from the street, only from the busway. I went back there several years ago to shoot it, but only had two pieces of it, and […]
Read the rest of this entry »Murals-My Neighborhood
So, you know how the best things in life are way closer than you think? This is the perfect example. I found a map of murals in Pittsburgh that was created by some amazing biker. When I looked at it, I noticed a location that is within walking distance of my house. Of course, I […]
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There was once a beautiful mural on Penn Avenue in East Liberty, filled with music. That mural has since been destroyed torn down in the name of progress. The other murals in today’s post are in the same area on buildings that are slated to be torn down soon. I realized that if I didn’t […]
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