pop culture locations from movies, music, tv & more...
cinderblock sphinx
from banksy posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
Day 22 of BETTER OUT THAN IN.
Banksy called it "a 1/36 scale replica of the great Sphinx of Giza made from smashed cinderblocks." It's located in Queens near Citi Field.
view full location details...art garfunkel’s childhood home
from art garfunkel, simon and garfunkel posted in music by donkeyoti
Art Garfunkel, the son of housewife Rose and traveling salesman Jacob "Jack" Garfunkel was born on November 5, 1941.
He lived in this home in Queens, three blocks away from future performing partner, Paul Simon. The two met in grade school at PS 164 and attended Parsons Junior High School and Forest Hills High School together.
view full location details...paul simon’s childhood home
from paul simon, simon and garfunkel posted in music by donkeyoti
The Simon family moved to this home from Newark, NJ in 1945. Paul Simon's father, Louis Simon, was a college professor, upright bass player, and dance bandleader. His mother, Belle (1910–2007), was an elementary school teacher.
Paul Simon's musical career began after meeting Art Garfunkel when they were both 11. They performed in a production of Alice in Wonderland for their sixth grade graduation.
view full location details...“ghetto 4 life”
from banksy posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
Banksy's Ghetto 4 Life piece in the South Bronx for BETTER OUT THAN IN was near the corner of 153rd Street and Elton Avenue.
view full location details...hammer boy
from banksy posted in art and design by nevereatshreddedwheat
Banksy's stencil of a boy playing a carnival strongman game for day 20 of BETTER OUT THAN IN in New York was right here on the side of a building on the Upper West Side.
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