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2 arrested hours after group breaks into abandoned graffiti-covered high-rise complex in downtown LA
Two people were arrested Wednesday morning at the site of an abandoned, graffiti-covered high-rise in downtown Los Angeles, hours after a group broke into the complex that has gained notoriety as ...
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Drone video shows graffiti covering luxury high-rise in LA
Twenty-seven floors of an unfinished luxury high-rise complex were painted with graffiti last week. The site, which has been abandoned since 2019, is located in downtown Los Angeles. Police say ...
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City begins adding fencing around graffiti-covered high-rises in downtown LA
Work began Friday to place fencing around the graffitied high-rise buildings in downtown Los Angeles that have become a target for taggers and social media stunts. Crews are now hard at work building ...
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During a Housing Crisis, Graffitied Buildings Expose the Cruelty of Excess
In Los Angeles, artistic takeovers of abandoned high rises and mansions force us to ask a crucial question: why aren’t empty ...
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Los Angeles sees slight decline in annual graffiti calls
In most months there are between 25,000 and 30,000 graffiti clean-ups in Los Angeles. Curiously, the 2024 low was in June, with under 23,000 reports, and the high occurred in July. January 2025 ...
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The incredible £1.2bn abandoned 'graffiti towers' now a haven for dark tourism
and the role of street art in reclaiming abandoned spaces. The transformation of Oceanwide Plaza into a graffiti-covered landmark presents several challenges for Los Angeles. City officials have ...