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Of course it’s art

Brief by Central Staff

Climate – January 2009 – Colorado Central Magazine

Salida’s reputation as an art town has apperntaly extended to the nearby one-time railroad siding of Barrel, where several foundations remain from the days when narrow-gauge cars of limestone were transferred to standard-gauge cars until 1956.

Informal art on an abandoned building at Barrel siding.
Informal art on an abandoned building at Barrel siding.

Also remaining there is a concrete structure, for years a favorite target of graffiti artists. The latest not tells us that “I think this looks better than it did B4. This Art!!! Not crime.”