“Now It’s Personal!”

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I took this photo yesterday on my walk around Providence. It's an abandoned factory that used to be a Florist Supply Center. Actually, I have a personal connection with this building. Thirty-five years ago, one college summer, I drove an ice-cream truck. This building was the ice-cream wholesaler where I would restock.

In any case, it's half-gutted now and unreachable behind a fence. I was disappointed, because I wanted to capture the weird graffiti I could see. But I took a shot from the street, and, with magnification, the spray-painted message faintly visible right-of-center in the big photo does indeed show up. (And actually, if you click twice on the whole photo, you can see the legend in context.)

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What can this possibly mean? The building shows a little fire damage. Maybe the owner suspected arson, and was warning the culprit.

Any suggestions welcome!
     Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 27, 2008
     Category: Buildings and Other Structures | Graffiti





Comments
Joey--a valid possibility!
Posted by Paul on 07/27/08 at 11:15 AM
Lucy--I heartily encourage you and anyone else to record for posterity your local weird graffiti, and send it here!
Posted by Paul on 07/28/08 at 12:33 PM
Katey--you have concisely summarized the allure of art over real life!
Posted by Paul on 07/28/08 at 02:33 PM
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