Graffiti is illegal in almost everywhere, but in most large cities, there are places where you can paint legally or illegal/hidden spots with a high concentration of graffiti. Some of these places are also where graffiti writers can meet others and also where they can hang out. Some of them still exist while some have been discontinued or demolished Here are example of such spots first starting with US cities.

United States

New York

5 Pointz (Queens)
http://www.sugarzine.com/webdocs/site_07.08/pics/5pointz04ED1.jpg

http://www.12ozprophet.com/images/uploads/b5Pointz4082.jpg

http://www.american-journal.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/graffiti2.jpg

http://citynoise.org/upload/6054.jpg

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/images/photo/2009/04/19/20090419POINTZ/27813626.JPG

Los Angeles

Venice Pit
http://www.tommymac.com/images/layout/VenicePit.jpg

http://www.sparcmurals.org/sparcone/images/stories/end_graff.jpg

Belmont Tunnel near Downtown :demolished:
http://www.you-are-here.com/building/substation.jpg

http://graffitila.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/gla-bt.jpg

San Francisco

Psycho City (Downtown) :discontinued:

http://b3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01189/33/76/1189916733_l.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3311/3454406716_94741b0de3.jpg

United Kingdom

London

Westbourne Park Pit
http://www.graffiti.org/dj/n-igma4/w-park/large/pit.jpg

Fulham Unity
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3514/3304813238_337819cdd3.jpg

Tufnell Park
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/401781118_6a0f160b12.jpg

Brighton

Tarnerland
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1334/1475716176_85967f0933.jpg

Black Rock
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a41/hkwanch/blackrock.jpg

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne is amazing when it comes to Graffiti/Urban street art! It definitely adds to the already amazing lane culture in Melbourne.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3610833422_77c564f8fd_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nimbinferal/3610833422/sizes/l/
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2680/4187986357_5371123785_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrenswood/4187986357/sizes/l/
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1280/956592270_14cc797a1c_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nettsu/956592270/sizes/l/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3172/2932389423_2d14ac6a1c_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/far-beyond-driven/2932389423/sizes/l/
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2160/2257435925_763ec0f674_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanscottdavis/2257435925/sizes/l/
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3838492059_1bd91ff2aa_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fernando/3838492059/sizes/l/
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2636/3838514681_26f64de60d_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fernando/3838514681/sizes/l/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3220/2858449597_8bd08c8a4e_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/razorgrass/2858449597/sizes/l/

omg so ugly. :ohno:

Toronto

Queen West
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/48/167714372_8fd6f8a4ee_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2759/4288735273_6043bcb31c_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trebbble/

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/4474/tokyooctopus.jpg http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2882/spacedisco.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7177/n2285644535622668271007.jpg http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3217/79277680.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chan530/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3602/3432369700_b63c813676.jpghttp://farm2.static.flickr.com/1001/606349623_72231b7718.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/3432370732_31ea8b7c74.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3538/3431555473_e72e22838b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ocad123/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3064/3036207119_914042ef18.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/3037031924_f07af94458.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/indahaus/


Kensington Market
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/8085/09wintertoronto47.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8161/2762490319f7ed76474d.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2162/3528184185_e0e45f6cd4.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/244/516586506_640bdc28ca.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/donnah/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/2638943701_3e558b6feb_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/falco/


Keele
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1321/829788155_539b01e451_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1270/829788769_4c09621d91_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2992293611_3b6a9ea477_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cpchen/

This thread is so damn interesting!

More European graffiti spots

Paris, France

Canal de l’Ourcq
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/3053169966_7601d6af6e_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3152/3053155084_c5c21eee86_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/3052365823_332f97dbfd_b.jpg

Berlin, Germany

The Berlin Wall
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1067/1417571329_5f4003195f_b.jpg

Basel, Switzerland

Basel Line

http://graffiti.org/dare/basel_gellert-wall_2000.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1078/1418430682_56561d8265_b.jpg

Copenhagen, Denmark

Sydhavnen Hall of Fame

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2410/1513221414_f748b608ff_o.jpg

http://matadornetwork.cachefly.net/matadortrips.com/docs//wp-content/images/posts/20090128-tag08.jpg

Barcelona, Spain

Turó de la Rovira

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_nuwVlhsiZ04/SeGwDGx7vfI/AAAAAAAAd1k/pPOc7gmnYgw/s512/P1070605.JPG

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3105/2350358226_86ed46f734.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3407/3575867125_cd6ceba2b9_o.jpg

that place in Melbourne looks bad ass, thx Dimethyltryptamine.

Berlin, Germany

The Berlin Wall
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1067/1417571329_5f4003195f_b.jpg

You can't mention Berlin & graffiti without Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg...Berlin is easily the most painted city in the world, and FK its most painted borough/area. :)

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/6797/30478290655aa8d9f950b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2540/3910875488_b660c67404_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/3910880420_2bbf701b55.jpg http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/4320/10113807237f872d2575.jpg

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/2883/34119343656f0393a2abvrv.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2655/3910878746_ee9fc998fb_b.jpg

Brazil

Sao Paulo

Vila Madalena
http://acrosstheuniversebycibelebossi.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/graffit02-540x345.jpg

http://www.urban-age.net/0_images/14_SA08Ref_Caldeira2.jpg

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The Far East

Yokohama, Japan

Sakuragi-cho

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/2871722301_081d9cabff.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2765688610_32d3a3f9fd.jpg

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Hong Kong

Mongkok Wall of Fame

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Oil Street, North Point

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/3149547563_c8a2d7d465_b.jpg

Shanghai, China

Moganshan Lu

http://www.shanghaialleycat.com/images/checkpoints/008.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/2702985498_7d2ed19395.jpg

Montreal

I'm not sure if there are any particular areas with a notably higher concentration of graffiti than others, but the whole city has a pretty large, high-quality collection...definitely North America's most painted city.

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/1817/40108753.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/9870/39313504.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2597/22362453.jpg

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/2483/12167153.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5051/34215114.jpg

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/9717/65429235.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1701/52380382.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9105/77497003.jpg

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/9628/88856264.jpg

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/6116/68762248.jpg

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2941/51912614.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/618/39355206.jpg

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/5108/10551455414f487d1cf.jpg

i've heard that Barcelona has a good number of talented graffiti artists

Montreal

I'm not sure if there are any particular areas with a notably higher concentration of graffiti than others, but the whole city has a pretty large, high-quality collection...definitely North America's most painted city.

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/1817/40108753.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/9870/39313504.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2597/22362453.jpg

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/2483/12167153.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5051/34215114.jpg

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/9717/65429235.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1701/52380382.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9105/77497003.jpg

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/9628/88856264.jpg

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/6116/68762248.jpg

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2941/51912614.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/618/39355206.jpg

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/5108/10551455414f487d1cf.jpg

Awesome stuff!

But is Montreal really NA's most painted city? ive never been there before, but more than LA? NYC?

But is Montreal really NA's most painted city? ive never been there before, but more than LA? NYC?

Well there's of course no quantifiable way of measuring something like this, but in my subjective experience, the amount of graffiti in Montreal is somewhat higher than NYC, both of which are a good level above Toronto and Los Angeles...after which no other North American cities really have a significant collection (maybe San Francisco, mostly by virtue of its density).

Awesome stuff!

But is Montreal really NA's most painted city? ive never been there before, but more than LA? NYC?

Did you really need to quote every.single.picture? :ohno:

http://ghulisch.com/graffiti/albums/userpics/normal_IMG_5552_copy.jpg

Armut (translated: poverty)
Graffiti from Vienna

Did you really need to quote every.single.picture? :ohno:

hey, they were nice pics. :cheers:

Here's some of Sydney (though it's no where near as good as Melbourne)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3305/3645522459_96348fd04c_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raguy/3645522459/sizes/l/
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2540/3933740108_43ff2f00ef_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/velovotee/3933740108/sizes/l/
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/3933740648_c6c94b33bb_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/velovotee/3933740648/sizes/l/
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2530/3932959109_3cb1ac9d7b_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/velovotee/3932959109/sizes/l/
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4272070521_f5ae1ce68f_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkiandmatt/4272070521/sizes/l/
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2479/3628287220_39c26f916a_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yewenyi/3628287220/sizes/l/
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/91/207584196_fa33889c0f_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/frizzetta/207584196/sizes/o/

East Lugano, Switzerland:

Can't really compare with the other world city but then again, Lugano is only ~140'000 in population and this area continues to grow:

http://imgboot.com/images/TR/image290.jpg (http://www.imgboot.com/image.php?u=TR&i=image290.jpg)

http://imgboot.com/images/TR/image291_1.jpg (http://www.imgboot.com/image.php?u=TR&i=image291_1.jpg)

http://imgboot.com/images/TR/image292_1.jpg (http://www.imgboot.com/image.php?u=TR&i=image292_1.jpg)

http://imgboot.com/images/TR/image293_1.jpg (http://www.imgboot.com/image.php?u=TR&i=image293_1.jpg)

http://imgboot.com/images/TR/image296_1.jpg (http://www.imgboot.com/image.php?u=TR&i=image296_1.jpg)

http://imgboot.com/images/TR/image297_1.jpg (http://www.imgboot.com/image.php?u=TR&i=image297_1.jpg)

http://imgboot.com/images/TR/image298_1.jpg (http://www.imgboot.com/image.php?u=TR&i=image298_1.jpg)

http://imgboot.com/images/TR/image300_1.jpg (http://www.imgboot.com/image.php?u=TR&i=image300_1.jpg)

http://imgboot.com/images/TR/image302_1.jpg (http://www.imgboot.com/image.php?u=TR&i=image302_1.jpg)


And some spots in North Lugano:

http://imgboot.com/images/TR/23221551.jpg (http://www.imgboot.com/image.php?u=TR&i=23221551.jpg)

http://imgboot.com/images/TR/23221571.jpg (http://www.imgboot.com/image.php?u=TR&i=23221571.jpg)

http://imgboot.com/images/TR/p6110127.jpg (http://www.imgboot.com/image.php?u=TR&i=p6110127.jpg)

http://imgboot.com/images/TR/p8300106.jpg (http://www.imgboot.com/image.php?u=TR&i=p8300106.jpg)

BARCELONA street ART

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/2577053213_02b761f449_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3112/2365424643_273c82afeb_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1008/1474932877_232ce6acb0_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2684/4355563647_ca6d751fcf_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2675/4170633813_2d33bc8092_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2465/4043136529_5cfa784b06_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/3010091384_93842274d5_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3340993814_7d53833b59_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2795/4329953965_c29f7491be_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2749/4290315348_e0980518c0_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2620/4234737793_46087d19e0.jpg

Here's some of Sydney (though it's no where near as good as Melbourne)


Sydney has some of the most prolific writers in Australia like Snarl

http://www.graffiti.org/syd/sydney_snarl_chinese_wall.jpg

If there is one place in Sydney with lots of graffiti, its Bondi Beach

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/2850158379_54761dd506_b.jpg

Singapore

Somerset Skate Park

http://kamaldollah.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/graffiti-singapore-skatepark-4.jpg

http://creativespark.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/nomusic2_creativespark.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Eq-fLihApv0/SD_BEUvuxjI/AAAAAAAAAuw/sDCZKDiTz2g/s320/Kuala%2BLumpur%2B%2B2008%2B092.jpg

Some random shots I took a few weeks ago

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/olegk/DSC00274.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/olegk/DSC00275.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/olegk/DSC00278-1.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/olegk/DSC00279.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/olegk/DSC00252.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/olegk/DSC00263.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/olegk/DSC00233.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/olegk/DSC00262.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/olegk/DSC00257.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/olegk/DSC00280.jpg

Christiania, Copenhagen
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/390772711_b0fb8e4542_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/333091359_adf8fab284_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/103/303717880_081f46a03a_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/2709975410_65c20161f0_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/254/524976644_aedab8d1b3_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3650/3557681396_bf36379aa2_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/50/149191090_b6029503d1_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3310/3449237233_2e0f354bff_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/44/149190702_54b09fc9d4_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/216/496725561_57fc22a846_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/206/496693846_c633ef05e9_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/496695226_898ba50e31_b.jpg

Berlin, Germany

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Kunsthaus_Tacheles_stairway_with_Graffiti.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_a2Hkgi9EDhU/SQe52Q4Ej3I/AAAAAAAACng/TCtLpastV30/20081003+-+Berlin+2+-+1659~.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/92/Os_Gemeos.JPG

http://projectvisual.net/photos/berlin/graffiti_van_berlin.jpg

New York City, United States

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Graffiti_Lower_East_Side.JPG

http://www.graffiti.org/nyc/phun_phactory_queens_nyc_fall2001_10_pp_roof_and_manhatt.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3434614894_191e1b92b9_o.jpg

http://citymitten.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/dscn7633.jpg

I guess these two cities are world leaders in urban graffiti art!

Graffiti looks very nice!!

Kensington Market in Toronto, Canada.

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Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul doesn't have a dense spot where all those graffitis are, they are wide spreaded to some corners of city.
http://img.blogcu.com/uploads/ack07_extra_wall_bus_web.jpg

http://img.blogcu.com/uploads/ack07_pic_0051.jpg

http://img.blogcu.com/uploads/ack07_graffiti2.jpg

http://img.blogcu.com/uploads/ack07_graffiti4.jpg

http://img.blogcu.com/uploads/ack07_ack07.jpg

kripoe was in city

http://www.gazeteokuyun.net/wp-content/uploads/kripoe02.jpg

http://www.sokakstili.com/wp-content/2009/06/kripoe_21-520x390.jpg

http://www.sokakstili.com/wp-content/2009/06/kripoe_03-520x390.jpg

Lets take a break from featuring urban graffiti and briefly focus on a graffiti legend who has just left the building.

Sigi Vonkoeding
"DARE"
(1968-2010)

http://www.invasianmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/dare_paintdress.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Switzerland_flag_300.png

http://www.graffiti.org/dare/daare_weil_am_rhein2004.jpg

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