train history murals
Apparently the Devonshire St Tunnel murals (some of which were painted by kids from Caringbah High School) are going to be replaced by murals depicting the history of the railways in New South Wales. Wow! What a relaxing and visually stimulating subject for commuters to engage with!
I think the history of graffiti on railway property in NSW would be far more interesting. We were talking the other day at work about the refurbished Hilton, and the missing plaque to the victims of the Hilton bombing, and the graffiti all over the Illawarra line exhorting us to free the Ananda Marga. Then there were years and years of "Led Zep Lern" penned inside carriages, over and over again, until you wanted Zep to Lern some other phrase.
The current murals have been there a long time, and are a bit worse for wear, but the history of rail strikes terror into my heart - can't we have something colourful and decorative? fun even?
I think the history of graffiti on railway property in NSW would be far more interesting. We were talking the other day at work about the refurbished Hilton, and the missing plaque to the victims of the Hilton bombing, and the graffiti all over the Illawarra line exhorting us to free the Ananda Marga. Then there were years and years of "Led Zep Lern" penned inside carriages, over and over again, until you wanted Zep to Lern some other phrase.
The current murals have been there a long time, and are a bit worse for wear, but the history of rail strikes terror into my heart - can't we have something colourful and decorative? fun even?
posted by lynn at 6:51 pm
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