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I live along the Red Line near the Uline Arena, which if I'm not mistaken is serving primarily as a parking garage. There is graffiti on the arena, but I'm more put off by the billboards that Douglas Development Corp still has illegally hung on the side of the building.

They just tore down a couple of other billboards at NY and Florida, as well. Frankly I think that the billboards are a much larger affront to the aesthetic quality of the Red Line area.

And I certainly don't endorse graffiti; I certainly would like to see the Red Line cleaned up. But I would definitely admit that it has a cultural place in the city. I'll never forget counting how many "Cool Disco Dan" tags I saw taking the Red Line to my doctor's office as a kid. But if that cultural attribute of the city is to be retained, it should be through sanction murals, not vandalism.

by Dave Murphy on Feb 8, 2012 3:40 pm • link • report

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