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Which U.S. city launched a program in 1984 that paid former graffiti writers to create murals instead of tagging walls?
Answer
Philadelphia
Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program began as an anti-graffiti initiative under Mayor Wilson Goode, hiring former taggers as paid muralists and eventually growing into the largest public art program in the country.
💡 Did you know?
Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program transformed the city by hiring graffiti vandals as paid artists—reducing graffiti by 75% over two decades.
Other options people guess
- Los Angeles
- New York City
- Chicago
Topics
- street-art
- graffiti
- public-art
- philadelphia
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