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Philadelphia graffiti: Now, then, forever?

Graffiti is not new in Philadelphia, but its pervasiveness has seemed to grow and recede and then grow again over the decades. We are currently in the midst of a resurgence.

Graffiti covers a pier on the Delaware River near Cumberland Street in Philadelphia on September 23, 2014. ( DAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer )
Graffiti covers a pier on the Delaware River near Cumberland Street in Philadelphia on September 23, 2014. ( DAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer )Read moreDavid Maialetti
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