This is a famous tunnel in Atlanta Ga for its graffiti art, but years ago, the neighborhood painted it black in protest of a private entity who wanted to use the tunnel for a party that would cut off access to the tunnel (street traffic). If the party had allowed the residents to not be denied access, it would still have its layers of of graffiti, but the neighborhoods felt strongly that if the city was going to allow some super rich corporate person to dictate the use of the streets, then the communities would take down the purpose for having the party--the background. It was a stroke of genius, but I can't help be sad that all the other works of graffiti were erased. I actually have some old shots I took in my first year on 365, which I'm glad I did. As you can see, it's now in full color again, and the Atlanta Beltline feeds into the tunnel with about a 1/2 mile of wall murals along it. And it's still open to everyone, foot traffic and car traffic. It may seem that the community was erasing art, but they did it in solidarity with the artists and in solidarity with keeping public spaces public.
