Coast Guard Searches Delaware Bay After Partial Collapse of Graffiti Pier
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
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PHILADELPHIA PA (July 31, 2024)(CNBNews)--A U.S. Coast Guard Station Philadelphia 29-foot Response Boat - Small II crew conducts a search after the partial collapse of the Graffiti Pier, on the banks of the Central Delaware River, in Philadelphia, July 31, 2024.
The search was suspended after responders reported no signs of distress in the area and no reports of missing persons.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay)
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PHILADELPHIA, PA--Where is Graffiti Pier located? The pier was abandoned in 1991 by Conrail, which used it for a coal loading dock on the Central Delaware River in Philadelphia. After it was closed, graffiti artists took it over, using the site’s concrete pillars as canvases and creating an illegal outdoor art gallery filled with some of Philadelphia’s finest street art.
According to Marty the Adventure, after two decades of illegal art-making and trespassing, the Philadelphia Police Department eventually began enforcing the no-trespassing rule, leaving the location nearly undisturbed for a year. In July 2019, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to purchase the property and adjacent land from the current owner, Conrail, for development, revealing a plan for a park that would incorporate the pier.
Graffiti Pier is located on the banks of the Central Delaware River in Philadelphia, PA. The pier was abandoned in 1991 by Conrail, which used it for a coal loading dock. After its closure, graffiti artists took it over, using the site’s concrete pillars as canvases to create an illegal outdoor art gallery. According to Marty the Adventure, the Philadelphia Police Department eventually began enforcing the no-trespassing rule, leaving the location nearly undisturbed for a year. In July 2019, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to purchase the property and adjacent land from the current owner, Conrail, for development. This revealed a plan for a park that would incorporate the pier.
Endless halls of graffiti at the Graffiti Pier in Philadelphia, PA