Over spring break I took an exotic trip! While friends jetted off to the Caribbean and Florida, I was able, for $3.20 (ROUND TRIP!), to ride the Market-Frankford El Train from City Hall in Philadelphia to 63rd street and see the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program's "Love Letters" exhibit! PMA strives to beautify buildings that have been vandalized by graffiti by doing planned graffiti/street art. These murals tell the fictional story of a young man trying to win back his girlfriend. The story is that he painted these 50 murals (25 on her eastbound commute to work, 25 on the westbound commute home) with fun messages that coordinate with the buildings on which they are painted. The above one is on a diner...
"Your ever after is all I'm after"
Above an eyeglasses store...
For $20, you can take a guided tour on a special train car, but even just riding the regular el train on your own and hopping out at different stops for a closer look is a fun (and cheap!) way to spend an afternoon. Second grade will be studying street art soon so it will be of special interest to them, and this year's third graders who studied it last year.
Thanks to the staff at this place for making our event so enjoyable and if I ever get married. I know where to go! Great job all of you. Price was not too bad, considering the quality of food and beverages. Everything at this gallery space for rent NYC was excellent.
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