Mural or Graffiti?

I'm pretty sure it's a mural, but what is the difference? (One guess what Street this is on.)


Clinton Street in Manhattan just south of Houston.

Here is a former student's tag I just found at a train station. This definitely isn't a mural, but it definitely is graffiti. It's not art, but some of the other tag-work he has done is...it's sad when he just defaces surfaces with crap.


I'll take a cheesy mural any day.

More Building Unmentionables...

The things they may not teach in architecture school: What to do with unsightly necessities.

Mini Architectural Elements

Have you ever realized how circuit boards from computers look like little cities and buildings? I didn't either until yesterday.

Scary, But So Much Character

I may be scared to walk up these stairs because they look like they are falling down, but they are visually very interesting and have so much character.

Midland Park, NJ

Old Fashioned "Car" Lights on a Building

I have never seen this type of "fixture" on the outside of a building before. It really looks like an old-school car headlight. Intruiging.

Wyckoff, NJ

Understated...

This is the most understated entrance and sign I have ever seen on a business. This is a local Jersey brewery that I have recently visited. Here is the main entrance which is at the back of a non-descript building in Fairfield. I highly recommend visiting. The owner is funny and has a lot of stories to tell, and the brewmaster, Dave, will even walk over to talk in between testing the brews.

They have great beers. My favorite is the Cricket Hill Lager, but I haven't tried all of them yet. I know you can get their beer at liquor stores in New Jersey and all of the local baseball teams: Newark Bears, New Jersey Jackals, Sussex Skyhawks, and I think one or two other local parks. Check it out!

Cricket Hill Brewery