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34th Street Wall station
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Gainesville, FL
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The 34th Street Wall is something that you can only see in Gainesville. It stretches a whopping 1,120 feet long, and every inch is covered in graffiti. Built several decades ago, the original purpose of the 34th Street Wall was to prevent erosion on a nearby golf course. It was the pride of the neighborhood, and any “tagging” was quickly covered with a fresh coat of paint. But the artists persisted. They added words, drawings, messages, prayers and announcements. They painted tributes to local murder victims. They got celebrities to pose with the wall for awareness campaigns. Today, while it’s still illegal to graffiti the 34th Street Wall, no one actually enforces the rule. It’s considered a unique and vibrant feature of Gainesville. Some of the paint is more than 250 layers thick, and people are still adding to it!
The 34th Street Wall is something that you can only see in Gainesville. It stretches a whopping 1,120 feet long, and every inch is covered in graffiti. Built several decades ago, the original purpose of the 34th Street Wall was to prevent erosion on a nearby golf course. It was the pride of the ne…