Way back at the end of 2007, I composed a weepy little post about vanishing downtown street art, calling special attention to the vast murals that used to cover wide expanses of otherwise dull brick. In the course of same, I mentioned two Soho murals, specifically a bizarre crucifixion tableaux-of-sorts on 6th Avenue over the (now long gone) Moondance Diner and a large replica of the Mona Lisa staring out from the intersection of Thompson & Broome Streets. I didn't really become a fervent photographer until the mid-90s and sadly failed to capture either of these artworks on film. This, dear reader, is why I love Flickr so much. Clearly a site I've been hitting a lot lately, for an unrepentant nostalgist like myself, Flickr is a veritable gold mine of otherwise impossible-to-find images of our since vanished city. Anyway, at long last I finally found pictures of both of the murals I talked about (see below .... originally here and here, respectively, taken from a larger set of 1980s NYC Street Art). Visit either of these locations today, and all you'll see are giant, boring billboards.
A shame, that.Ooh, I should also point out that both of these photos were taken by one Allan Molho, and I commend him on his work and thank him for sharing.
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