[pictured above, Home Now, 5101 Market Street]

Love Letter is a project by Stephen "ESPO" Powers with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program where 50 walls along a section of the Market Street corridor in Philadelphia were painted with love letters by 40 local and international artists. 

The project will encompass 50 painted walls between 63rd and 45th street on Market Street, a documentary film with scripted elements, a sign school and shop that will provide training for area youth and free signage for businesses on the market street corridor, and 2 books documenting the project. One of the books will be a small paperback that will be distributed to area businesses free of charge, for them to sell to visitors. The other book will be a larger hardcover book that will document not only the artwork, but the neighborhood and the inspirations of the Love Letter Project.

I love this project and wouldn't mind seeing something like this in struggling Minneapolis neighborhoods.

List of completed murals, titles and where they are located - Link

Related Links:
City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program (official website) - Link
Steve Powers official website - Link
Steve Powers [wiki] - Link
aloveletter4u on Twitter - Link

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