I took a little drive yesterday and ended up vaguely lost somewhere in Braddock, where the street was lined with older, slightly run-down homes and a few boarded-up storefronts. As I turned on to a gravelly road in order to go back in the direction I’d come, I was astonished to see that it led to an absolutely stunning set of murals. If I hadn’t picked that particular street in which to turn my car around, I would have missed them completely.
One of the squares was painted to promote the local aviary, but I can’t imagine why this place was chosen — it didn’t seem to be a very high-traffic area, and the adjacent underpass was littered with broken beer bottles, cigarette butts, and various bits of detritus. I would love to know the story of how they got there. Are people in Braddock especially fond of the aviary? Was this part of an outreach endeavor? The art was in vivid, flawless condition, so I’m inclined to guess that the work was done recently (within the past year?). Whatever the case, I was thrilled to have discovered them.
