Graffiti in Los Angeles

Dumpster with extensive graffiti, downtown Los Angeles, 2010

The American city of Los Angeles has seen graffiti for more than a century.[1][2][3] According to the Los Angeles Times, "Graffiti has been a central part of Los Angeles for generations, an omnipresent part of the cityscape that has endured many attempts to stamp it out."[4]

The 2nd Street Tunnel has been described as a "magnet for protest graffiti".[5][6]

According to The Week, Oceanwide Plaza "has become a site for social media stunts and triggered debate over the value of artistry versus vandalism. The complex, which is currently known as LA's graffiti tower, is quickly becoming a nuisance for the city."[7][8][9] The towers are depicted in a Tony Hawk video game.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Graffiti tells the history of marginalized communities in LA". KCRW. 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  2. ↑ "The City Beneath: A Century of Los Angeles Graffiti. By Susan A. Phillips".
  3. ↑ "Century-Old Graffiti Reveals LA History Under Bridges". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  4. ↑ "L.A.'s. new graffiti wars: A bold generation of taggers hitting high-profile targets". Los Angeles Times. 2024-10-17. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  5. ↑ "LA's Iconic 2nd Street Tunnel Becomes Magnet for Protest Graffiti". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  6. ↑ "LA's 2nd Street tunnel covered with graffiti hours after cleanup". ABC7 Los Angeles. 2025-07-29. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  7. ↑ Coleman, Theara (2024-02-26). "How a graffiti-covered skyscraper became LA's newest landmark". The Week. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  8. ↑ "Graffiti vandals open up about tagging downtown L.A. skyscrapers". KTLA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  9. ↑ "Inside the graffiti-covered L.A. skyscrapers that drew global attention". Washington Post. 2024-02-08. Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  10. ↑ Brady, Leila (2025-05-05). "Downtown L.A.'s Graffiti Towers Featured in New Tony Hawk Video Game Remake". LAmag. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
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