Fade to the Past:Old Miami Active Penit

So recently I was tipped to finding one of the old penits still somewhat in existence i had been looking for since i started documenting miami graff. It was nice to make it there and in with no problem, but was sad to see the place rusting and rotting away, most likely under demolition as well since the main building half seemed missing and was an empty lot. just a small piece of wall remained from that part. The rest left we searched through to even find that the bums had left for the time being and the most had eroded away just leaving most of the metal to rust, wood to rot, and the graffiti to fade away. This seems to me as a symbol of the graffiti culture here in Miami as all of the penits are demolished, fade away, or become occupied/ guarded by people uninterested in the art. Its interesting to see what the future holds for this penit and the rest of the graffiti art here in Miami. My guess is that we will just move on to the next place...

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