![]() Situated in East Philadelphia mere minutes from Fishtown and Northern Liberties. ![]() Now it stands a monument to the Industrial Era, reclaimed by nature and local communities and artists, though still owned by Conrail and technically private property. PHILADELPHIA A popular public art space called Graffiti Pier has been shut down by Philadelphia police over safety concerns, prompting a push to turn the former coal loading dock into an official park and saving it from the fate of other graffiti meccas that were razed by developers. But it would be a shame to see something like this-the living, breathing, pulsing heart of a city known for its street art-disappear from the landscape. Graffiti Pier, a coal shipping pier formerly known as Pier 124, was once an epicenter of trade. The site would certainly be improved with safety measures and a massive garbage clean-up. ![]() Sort of like a psychedelic funhouse.Įven the surrounding trees serve as canvasses.Īt Graffiti Pier, there is so much juxtaposition: color and decay, art and trash, concrete and nature.įor the past few years, some have advocated for the pier to be preserved as a public space, perhaps as part of a larger parks system, but there seems to be little information about any city plans to do so. Unfortunately, there is a lot of trash on site, and some of it offers evidence of some less savory activities that go down here, too.īut it’s always interesting. With little industrial activity happening on the site, Pier 18 at the southern edge of the site has become a popular outdoor street art gallery and open space. The 500-foot-long abandoned coal pier was unofficially transformed into an ever-changing, open-air art museum after Conrail shut it down in 1991.Ĭonrail still owns the property, so technically, any visitors are trespassing, but that doesn’t stop people from coming here for all kinds of reasons: to make photographs, go fishing, walk their dogs, play paintball, or just enjoy the incredible waterfront views. FOX 29 Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A popular public art space called Graffiti Pier has been shut down by Philadelphia police over safety concerns, prompting a push to turn the former. Graffiti Pier is on track for reinvention into a public park unlike any other in the United States. It’s been about five years since I visited Graffiti Pier in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia.
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