Best train lines for Graf??

C.I.A. · Post by **C.I.A.** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:34 pm

I'm writing an article about graffiti on Melbourne train lines, and I'm wondering if anyone out there could help me out. I'm comparing best lines for quality pieces... need the following info:

1. Train line (eg. Sandringham),

2. The stops that the pieces are between, and

3. Any further info (eg artist/crew involved (if known))

Cheers

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:35 pm

Around richmond , South Yarra, Clifton hill.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:36 pm

Theres actually some pretty good stuff out in Zone 3ish on the Pakenham Line. Just a whole buncha stuff on fences and stuff.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:37 pm

Hurstbridge line

I'll ask Quinn, he had a few months off work and spent most of that time driving around taking photo's of graff. He's got the biggest photo album of Melbourne graff I've ever seen

Post by **lynt** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:39 pm

Quick side note to people posting in this thread: Beware the current crack down on graffiti in this town. Tread carefully, and don't drop names!

Even peeps with photo albums, driving taking photos, taking photos on platforms, you name it... suspicion is high.

abstar · Post by **abstar** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:40 pm

Any where between South Yarra to Armadale station.

Riz-One · Post by **Riz-One** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:40 pm

hurstbridge line (i dont catch the train that way im not sure if thats what the train is called or if hurstbridge station is just on that line) stations around clifton hill, jollimont is where heaps of graff writers come from, some of melbournes finest grew up there.

thats about all i can help you with, im outta touch with crews and artists.

C.I.A. · Post by **C.I.A.** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:40 pm

breaksRbest wrote:Hurstbridge line

I'll ask Quinn, he had a few months off work and spent most of that time driving around taking photo's of graff. He's got the biggest photo album of Melbourne graff I've ever seen

That would be awesome. I need some pix too. Was hoping to get out there before the commonwealth scrub-down that I'm sure is going to happen, but don't like my chances.

abstar · Post by **abstar** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:41 pm

lynt wrote:Quick side note to people posting in this thread: Beware the current crack down on graffiti in this town. Tread carefully, and don't drop names!

Even peeps with photo albums, driving taking photos, taking photos on platforms, you name it... suspicion is high.

This is true.......

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:41 pm

Frankston/Pakenham/Cranbourne line between Richmond and Caulfield (that's my stop - might be more past there too)... Can't remember the dudes tag-name, the guy that draws those cool/wierd shaped animations - I think Lynt has talked about him before.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:41 pm

Wise words Lyntos!

Riz-One · Post by **Riz-One** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:42 pm

lol ppl are too quick on this forum, why do i bother

i try get in on a 0 reply thread and 10 people have replied before i finish typing

i aint got the magnetic touch i guess.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:45 pm

lynt wrote:Quick side note to people posting in this thread: Beware the current crack down on graffiti in this town. Tread carefully, and don't drop names!

Even peeps with photo albums, driving taking photos, taking photos on platforms, you name it... suspicion is high.

I'm not havin' a dig at ya, but what could they possibly do to someone with an album full of graff photo's?

What would the charge be?

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:45 pm

Hurstbridge Line

Eltham Station to Greensborough Station

Watsonia to Rosanna Stations

Darebin to Fairfield Stations

WESTGARTH - Make sure u get off here walk up the tracks about 1km towards city - there is wicked pieces here legals and illegals...

Clifton Hill

Jolimont

That bout it.

C.I.A. · Post by **C.I.A.** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:47 pm

Yeah, Lynt is right...

Perhaps don't bother with crew/artist names. Just spots would be sweet.

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:47 pm

Lilydale line has dropped to its knees the last few years...

same couple of dudes claiming it and slashing anything decent

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:47 pm

Hursty line is ok ... I catch it almost every day ..

Up until Clifton hill (There's a mad peice there)

but after that not so special ..

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:48 pm

Direktor wrote:Frankston/Pakenham/Cranbourne line between Richmond and Caulfield (that's my stop - might be more past there too)... Can't remember the dudes tag-name, the guy that draws those cool/wierd shaped animations - I think Lynt has talked about him before.

It is a great spot to start not to far from the city because there is walls up to a couple hundred metres long with massive all crew sections, oversize peices, some golden oldies and the rest. Everyone from SDM to WCA and characters from Reka and the best of the best are there somewhere.

South Yarra to Flinders St for south side is also prime for anyone to hit.

Between Richmond and Glenferri is also large in terms of quality and seeing which crews have coverage.

Only doing train lines Cia?

Post by **lynt** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:52 pm

breaksRbest wrote:
lynt wrote:Quick side note to people posting in this thread: Beware the current crack down on graffiti in this town. Tread carefully, and don't drop names!

Even peeps with photo albums, driving taking photos, taking photos on platforms, you name it... suspicion is high.

I'm not havin' a dig at ya, but what could they possibly do to someone with an album full of graff photo's?

What would the charge be?

Who knows man, but I know someone who has been charged by his photo album.. they used it to fine him for most of the burners. Big arse evidence, plus if they ever need a scapegoat.. he has to proove he didnt do em. Etc.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:55 pm

they use it as proof in conjunction with other evidence. If you have a scrap book with hundreds of sketches of one name, photos of some of those sketches actaully done, cans, paint on your hands and been cause at least once in the act, you got to have evidence against you for sure.

C.I.A. · Post by **C.I.A.** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:55 pm

DBoy wrote:
Direktor wrote:Frankston/Pakenham/Cranbourne line between Richmond and Caulfield (that's my stop - might be more past there too)... Can't remember the dudes tag-name, the guy that draws those cool/wierd shaped animations - I think Lynt has talked about him before.
It is a great spot to start not to far from the city because there is walls up to a couple hundred metres long with massive all crew sections, oversize peices, some golden oldies and the rest. Everyone from SDM to WCA and characters from Reka and the best of the best are there somewhere.

South Yarra to Flinders St for south side is also prime for anyone to hit.

Between Richmond and Glenferri is also large in terms of quality and seeing which crews have coverage.

Only doing train lines Cia?

Yeah... was totally blown away by the stuff I saw on the way to a job interview; got me thinking about a guide to the best lines to catch. Want to end up doing a review of a different area each month, but with the crack-down at the moment I want to be careful... no point in getting anyone in trouble, so I'll start off with a general guide.

Specifics will have to come when the government has calmed down

Riz-One · Post by **Riz-One** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:58 pm

alot of graffers take photos of their own works. if u do you can get fined alot more for having those photos.

cops take your films cameras, and photos and develop them for investigation

if they can clear that they are just personal photos you can get them back

I guess you need some good proof that you didnt do the graffiti your takin photos of

Riz-One · Post by **Riz-One** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:00 pm

yes dboy you beat me, and explained it better.. well done im slow at typing forum posts.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:02 pm

just to clarify.

this is not a scrapbook of work done by anyone we know.

Just photo's of random graff in Melbourne.

no evidence here Robbo

great_magnet · Post by **great_magnet** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:02 pm

Lilydale Line between Burnley and Richmond. In particular around East Richmond. Plenty of dope stuff.

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:05 pm

CIA check these out:

http://www.melbournegraffiti.com/
http://www.graffiti.org/escapism/
http://www.dahub.com.au/

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:06 pm

no need to keep it to just lines then me thinks. Heaps of legal walls and other spots with old pieces that would make it interesting guide too...

Although seeking and finding is half the fun. I ended up in some sketchy spots in London doing this. Every spot i would go and meet someone I would have them draw me a map or sketch in my book for me about where else to go.

the infamous...

/end self indulgant hijack

Post by **lynt** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:06 pm

breaksRbest wrote:just to clarify.

this is not a scrapbook of work done by anyone we know.

Just photo's of random graff in Melbourne.

no evidence here Robbo

Totally BRB, but try and convince the cops otherwise without being under intense suspicion. They could make you drop names etc.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:08 pm

It was uncle Sid i swear. He made me do it...

quick · Post by **quick** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:48 pm

Tram line 96 through light rail near Albert Lake has some good shit.

Post by **system** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:52 pm

Burnley and Westgarth are the obvious choices. between East Richmond through to Camberwell was always good too.

trams?

cammo · Post by **cammo** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:57 pm

st albains n broadie lines rock, west side jigga

Post by **system** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:00 pm

Upfield too, braaaa.

quick · Post by **quick** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:01 pm

system wrote:trams?

http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861721368/tram.html

kammo · Post by **kammo** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:02 pm

not forgetting willy line as well n the train grave yard in brooklyn

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:04 pm

brunley isn't looking as good as it used too

b/w richmond and south yarra are some cool pieces.

also on the cranbourne, pakenham, dandenong lines between south yarra and malvern (i think someone already mentioned this) there is some rad shit.

actually come to think of it, there are some side street off swan st between church st and burnley st that have some pretty cool shit too.

edit: maybe i won't put the artist in.

DEAN G · Post by **DEAN G** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:07 pm

Ide say the belgrave/Lillydale lines are pretty schmick, especially around Box Hill, howver some dick has recently laid clame to a lot of the walls with some hideous bubbly font.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:10 pm

witty_pseudonym wrote: actually come to think of it, there are some side street off swan st between church st and burnley st that have some pretty cool shit too.

I know that stuff well. good call Wittomatosis!

Post by **system** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:18 pm

quick wrote:
system wrote:trams?
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861721368/tram.html

I paneled a tram in 1992.

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:20 pm

Saw one of those mercedes cop vans the other day in the city ..

Someone did a mad big fat tag along the side. Looked dope.

By the time I got my camera out of the case it drove away

promo o · Post by **promo o** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:24 pm

wots up

JC · Post by JC » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:27 pm

williamstown line
footscray!

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:28 pm

promo o wrote:
wots up

nice!!

promo o · Post by **promo o** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:28 pm

great flick
take over

Post by **lynt** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:35 pm

owned.

dj awesome · Post by **dj awesome** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:37 pm

lynt wrote:
breaksRbest wrote:just to clarify.

this is not a scrapbook of work done by anyone we know.

Just photo's of random graff in Melbourne.

no evidence here Robbo
Totally BRB, but try and convince the cops otherwise without being under intense suspicion. They could make you drop names etc.

How can the police make you do anything? 'Look out sonny, we're going to arrest you .... for having a book of grafitti. Yeah, that's right.'

Seems weird to me when paedophiles can get off on loopholes even though they have child porn and statements made against them ... i doubt the police care that much about nabbing some graf fan.

dj awesome · Post by **dj awesome** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:38 pm

promo o's pic is cool - scroll up/down

Post by **system** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:39 pm

dj awesome wrote:
lynt wrote:
breaksRbest wrote:just to clarify.

this is not a scrapbook of work done by anyone we know.

Just photo's of random graff in Melbourne.

no evidence here Robbo
Totally BRB, but try and convince the cops otherwise without being under intense suspicion. They could make you drop names etc.
How can the police make you do anything? 'Look out sonny, we're going to arrest you .... for having a book of grafitti. Yeah, that's right.'

Seems weird to me when paedophiles can get off on loopholes even though they have child porn and statements made against them ... i doubt the police care that much about nabbing some graf fan.

try arguing with a set of telephone books, Ben.

Post by **lynt** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:48 pm

dj awesome wrote:
lynt wrote:
breaksRbest wrote:just to clarify.

this is not a scrapbook of work done by anyone we know.

Just photo's of random graff in Melbourne.

no evidence here Robbo
Totally BRB, but try and convince the cops otherwise without being under intense suspicion. They could make you drop names etc.
How can the police make you do anything? 'Look out sonny, we're going to arrest you .... for having a book of grafitti. Yeah, that's right.'

Seems weird to me when paedophiles can get off on loopholes even though they have child porn and statements made against them ... i doubt the police care that much about nabbing some graf fan.

For sure, but its good enough evidence to warrant a search, good enough evidence as having child porn on your computer.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:02 pm

Franga is the best line... hurstbrige a close second IMO