Nashville Graffiti

In The City

In a recent post, I featured some of the pictures I’ve taken of neon signs that I’ve come across throughout Middle Tennessee.  Another one of my passions is something that many people call ‘urban exploration’.  For years I’ve been fascinated with graffiti, stencil art, and tagging.  And while I’ve never spent a lot of time in our major urban metropolises, these forms of inner city expression have started becoming more visible in cities the size of Nashville.  Here are a few images of some of the art I’ve captured on the streets (and in the alleys) of Nashville.  Click on the pictures to see the full size version of these images.

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Neon Signs

Here’s Your Sign

One of my life long passions is neon signs.  I don’t know why I love them so much, but they’ve always fascinated me.  Sadly, thanks to technology and more importantly due to the high cost of upkeep neon signs are becoming harder to find.  Lately I’ve started documenting the neon signs I come across in my daily travels.  All of the signs below are located in Middle Tennessee.  To get a closer look, click on the pictures to see the full size photo.Neon Signs In Middle Tennessee Neon Signs In Middle TennesseeNeon Signs In Middle Tennessee

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Happy New Year!

Hopefully you aren’t seeing any “pink elephants” this morning!  Now if you live in Middle Tennessee, there’s always a good possibility that you actually could.

If you ever travel down Charlotte Pike in West Nashville, don’t fret over the pink elephant in front of University Motors.  The pink elephant in the sunglasses is always there.

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And if you’re traveling down Gallatin Pike in Madison, don’t fret when you see the bright pink elephant and the ferris wheel in front of Carnival Kia of Rivergate.

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It may be a new year, and you might have imbibed too much last night…. but those elephants are real!  If you see any others….. well…. Here’s to a great 2011!