Thursday, April 17, 2008

Gladstone Avenue

Gladstone avenue is another area in Ottawa that has been heavily hit with graffiti.




The graffiti along Gladstone is typically concentrated in a few key areas/corners where properties owners have neglected to keep on top of graffiti...and a dialog between different taggers has emerged. Along Gladstone corner stores, vacant lots, parking lots, and key corners are prime examples of where and how graffiti takes hold in a community.

Graffiti can be seen to drop off westard as residential properties and homes increase. This is due to the fact that commercial properties are the prime target for graffiti writers, as they present hubs for the community and have high traffic (and thus greater visibility)...and are also anti-establishment targets due advertising and commercialism.

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