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A Rose Grows In Brooklyn

ByScout


Note: this is now gone.

I was under the JMZ elevated subway line in South Williamsburg today near Marcy Ave when I noticed this steel rose bolted to the ground:

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I’m not sure if this was commissioned by the city, or installed by an anonymous artist under the cover of night – there wasn’t a plaque around to explain its origins. It’s very provocative – the thorns on the stalk look VERY dangerous…

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…and the petals don’t look like they want to be touched either.

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I’m pretty sure it’s spraypainted, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the type of thing that changes colors every week or so. A tough flower for a relatively tough neighborhood.

-SCOUT


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7 Comments

  1. Very interesting looking blog, will be back later to read more and get some tips of great places to go taking photos in NYC
    Cheers
    JJ

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  5. Love your site. Just found you today through the NYT city room blog talk column.
    I love this, it’s beautiful, & so NY that someone just installed it w/out permission, & it’s still there.

  6. I wonder if this is The Rose from the Stephen King Gunslinger series. It mentions a rose growing in NYC. A lot of the things in that series are based on real places and things. Or if it was created by a fan?

  7. i remember when this was installed. it popped up one day like a weed which is perfect, no? the spray paint is not original. it was someone’s, um, addition.

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