It’s surreal how street art mecca, 5Pointz, in Long Island City, Queens has been completely whitewashed and will be demolished into pieces very soon. Though I only recently visited the legendary site it was crazy seeing a building that welcomed the best street art. I briefly visited the site after a trip to MOMA PS1. Thinking that I’d have more time to explore the institute another day when daylight was more available I took a few snapshots from my phone and trotted off. Not being a New York native, I didn’t realize that the city had plans to knock out the building and build condos on top. Such a loss for New York. I wish I had taken more images of the historic building during my visit.
Hi Melly, so great to see that although you’re not from the East Coast, you still wrote a post in tribute to 5 Pointz. I just wanted to let you know that it’s Long Island City not Long Island! They’re two different areas here in NYC!
Thanks for catching that! I’m simply in love with the city 🙂