The underpass walls at 47th Street and Lake Park in Chicago were first painted in 1996 when Higher Gliffs, a non-profit youth organization, was granted permission by Chicago's Metra rail service.
They were maintained by Higher Gliffs, at no cost to Metra or the City.
They were a hip hop magnet drawing artists and admirers from all over the world.
They were destroyed without warning on September 7, 2006.
Nothing is left but blank walls.
Alderman Toni Preckwinkle needs to know that you regret the loss of these murals and want them replaced. Please contact her at:
Phone: 773/536-8103
Fax: 773-536-7296
TPreckwinkle@cityofchicago.org
Articles and Letters
The Hyde Park Herald
September,2006
The Hyde Park Herald
August, 2007
Tim Black writes in The Lakefront Outlook
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