“Angels will rise” is written on the bottom of the Seventh Letter mural found on the old Best Way Tire Service building at the corner of 2nd, Lafayette, and McCann. Some internet sleuthing suggest that the two tags read “Revok” and “Sever.” These are the tags of a couple of active graffiti artists, but perhaps because the mural is as old as it is (it is dated 2001), I’ve not been able to definitively link it to the artists currently using those handles. In any event, it’s hard to say how long this particular survivor will continue to exist. Best Way Tire Service has been closed for some time and the building is in a state of disrepair. Given that development is on the march in Chesnut Hill, and the proximity of this site to the heart of downtown, the days of this mural may be numbered. Let’s call it endangered art.
UPDATE: The Seventh Letter is a well-established graffiti crew based out of Los Angeles.
The address for the building is 206 McCann Street, but that doesn’t quite capture it. This building lies on the southwest corner of the three-way crossing of Second Avenue South, McCann Street, and Lafayette Street, about a block south of I-40. The mural faces Second, on the east side of the building. Street parking on McCann is probably your best bet.
February 21, 2017 at 12:02 pm
100 percent it’s “revok n sever” with the crew “awr” they are very very popular graffiti writers from LA. Both writers are still active but have also grown as “normal” artist as well,and have good art careers.
September 1, 2022 at 10:13 pm
I’m glad that I found this online, where, fingers crossed, it won’t be forgotten