50mm Los Angeles

50mm Los Angeles was first established in 1996 as a celebration of Los Angeles photography.
The site is maintained by a collective of photographers, reporters and editors from all corners of Los Angeles lead by our Editor in Chief, Gabe the Saint. Click to the gallery for graffiti art, murals, guerilla art, street art and lifestyle photography from Los Angeles and around the world. Got something interesting to see? Click to the Submit Photos page and let the world see it... If you have art shows, music events, or gallery openings to promote hit up the Submit Events page...

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Upcoming Events:

4942 The Mix

VIP Invite + 1 Friday Jan. 27th 9 - 2am Serra's 12449 Ventura Blvd. Studio City, Ca. 91604 $5 w/invite $15 w/o Red Carpet -Casual/ Dress To impress * Ladies FREE until 11pm * $5 Drink specials all night. * Patron Shot Give-A-Ways...

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Maintains Writers Bench 4

Maintain brings you another great event this Sunday the 29th of January 2012. Join us at 2643 N. Figueroa Los Angeles, Ca. 90065 For our 4th installment of the Writers Bench. Don't miss another great live painting session by our featured artist...

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The Truck Show Sf

The modern box-style delivery truck lives in the inner cities all across America. For the modern day graffiti writer it is a contemporary relative to the subway cars of the 70’s and 80’s which helped spark the explosion of graffiti. In a state of e...

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Articles:

A short history of the RTD

Story by Mr. RTD
50mm staff writer

I go by the name of MR.RTD and am a historian on yes you guessed it the history of the bus system so remembered in the Los Angeles of the 80â€™s to many people, especially the writers and riders of the time.

But lets go back for a quick time machine ride through LA transit past.

Until 1958 there were two main competing rail and bus systems owned as private railroads.

The first was the vast Pacifi...

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Who is Peque-VRS???

Interview by: Lee Majors - 50MM Agent
Photos courtesy of Peque-VRS and friends
Translated by Lee Majors

Graffiti has definitely become a massive global movement and cities often
brought to light with a thriving graff scene are cities such as: Los Angeles,
New York and even countries such as: Germany, Brazil, Spain, Europe and
so on. But seldom do we hear of the neighboring country located just south
of the border - Mexico! And it is...

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== Evolve Your Own Style ==

Interview by: Lee Majors - 50MM Agent
Photos courtesy of EYOS
Translated by Lee Majors and Genio
An underrated, under-the-radar country in graffiti yet it has some of the
most talented most active graffiti writers I've ever seen. With a booming
scene that has been recently creating a global buzz, 50mm heads down
south againâ€¦to Mexico.
Last year, while eating tacos, I introduced Peque-VRS from Mexico. And
over some strawberry capp...

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Legend Spotlight:

The Belmont Tunnel

Story by Shandu LABS
50mm staff writer

I would like to thank 50mmlosangeles for the opportunity to bring some light into the tunnel, or better said, the Belmont Tunnel. The Belmont Tunnel? Why the Belmont Tunnel? Who gave it its name? When did it actually become famous? Who painted there first? What were the first pieces done there?

These questions often surround the tunnel and these questions often have many and different answers. Som...

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Remembering Tolse STP IFK

Story by Cisco CBS
50mm staff writer

TOLSE was able to see spaces of the city that most people never even
acknowledged, and he was able to hit spots that most writers in LA hadn't
reached before. While writers in Hollywood and LA were getting the attention,
TOLSE was 12-years-old, bombing the Valley all by himself. He was
informed by the school of WISK, SER, CHAKA, SLEEZ, TRIAX and GESO.
TOLSE could be seen on freeway heavens, r...

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SKATE ONE CBS LOD OTR WCA MTA LADS

Story by Unit TBG CBS and Relax LOD
50mm staff writers

Skate One r.i.p. 1969-1993 was one of L.A.'s most legendary graffiti artists.
There are so many stories behind this man that need to be heard. I am
hoping to get emails from anyone who knew of him... friend or foe if you have
a story about SKATE please email us!

I read your article on Skate and it brought back a lot of memories. I can tell
you that I remember that big kid b...

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