Roadside Renaissance: Art Of The Painted Desert Project
Conceived by photographer/activist Chip Thomas, The Painted Desert Project connects urban street artists with communities in the southwest's Navajo Nation. ...
Author: Steve
An outstanding researcher and clever writer who has been with WebUrbanist for over ten years, Steve brings a twist of creative humor into the mix with articles covering abandoned shops and buildings, offbeat signage & branding, eyebrow-raising architecture and much, much more. Steve can also be found exploring green innovations at WebEcoist and examining jaw-dropping pet products and pet-related news at PetsLady.H2O Yeah! The Water Tank Project Makes NYC Cooler
Like rainwater flowing from rooftops to roads, The Water Tank Project seeks to artistically enhance New York City's gritty skyline from the top down. Spearheaded by artist/activist Mary ...
Outside The Blocks: 12 Coldly Abandoned Ice Factories
Ice ain't all it's cracked up to be and neither are these obsolete & abandoned factories that once made it, as these 12 examples coldly show. ...
Out Cold: 12 Closed & Abandoned Dairy Queen Stores
Chill out, soft-serve ice cream fans, these 12 abandoned Dairy Queen stores aren't typical of the 75-year-old chain's 4,000+ locations worldwide. ...
Takeout Shakeout: 10 Abandoned Chinese Food Restaurants
What's on the menu at these abandoned chinese restaurants? Stereotypical architecture and signs displaying near-racist “oriental” fonts, for starters. ...
3D Four Letter Words: Robert Indiana’s LOVE Sculptures
Looking for love in all the right places? Replicas of artist Robert Indiana's iconic Pop Art “LOVE” sculpture have spread to the 4 corners of the globe. ...
Suspended: 13 Hung-Out-To-Dry Abandoned Cable Cars
Suspended in time and place, only eagles dare go where these abandoned cable cars once reached as these glorified zip lines lost their zip long ago. ...
Long Term Angle Parking: 12 Cool Cadillac Ranch Copies
The legendary Cadillac Ranch can't be beat but it CAN be copied! These 12 tinny tributes to Amarillo's angled auto art shift flattery into high gear. ...
Uncanny Volley: 15 Abandoned Tennis Courts & Clubs
Shed no racket tears for these abandoned tennis courts as there's no bawls in tennis... OK, that's out of line but these courts ARE out of service. ...
Pavement Bowie: 20 Street Art Tributes to David Bowie
Ashes to ashes, Stardust to dust: having left life's stage, cultural icon David Bowie also leaves behind a global imprint through street art and graffiti. ...
