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I was randomly thinking about this just now and had to find a photo of it because to this very day I'm still only about 60% sure this was clever stencil art and not actually put there by the City of Edmonton.

I found this 19(!!!)-year-old photo of it that appears to be by our own @Purplejavatroll!

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#yeg #graffiti #StencilArt #StreetArt #yegArts

A photo of a grey concrete wall. On it is text that has been stencilled on with black spray paint. The top line is the City of Edmonton wordmark. Below that reads: DESIGNATED GREY WALL ART PROHIBITED Photo credit @purplejavatroll@mstdn.ca (purplejavatroll on Flickr), shared under Creative Commons license BY-SA 2.0.

Grey.

Found on the north side of the High Level Bridge, along the bike path.
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#Graffiti #streetart #yeg #stencilart #yegarts @Purplejavatroll
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vga256
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🤣 never saw this one back in the day
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@vga256

The annoying thing to me is I swear this was put up only maybe 6-7 years ago, tops.

On finding out it was almost twenty, my internal self-image went through the following transition in about 5 seconds flat:
👨 → 👨‍🦳 → 👴 → 💀

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Purplejavatroll
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Ah yes, I did indeed take that picture! There was a fair bit of stencil art around at that time, and I thought it was fun to document it. I'm pretty sure it was art, and not the city admin people, but I could be wrong.
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That fact that no one is sure is what makes it so good.

I enjoyed perusing your old photos (thanks for making them CC!); stencil art sure was having a moment back then.

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you're not the only one who saw it, anyway ca.pinterest.com/pin/edmonton-…

Edmonton - Designated Grey Wall - Art Prohibited

Discover the cleverest stencils in yeg displayed as graffiti on the side of a building that says 'designated grey wall'. Explore the vibrant street art scene in Edmonton.
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