Pavement Appreciation

Footnotes

The pavement’s clean, grey writing tablets offer a kind of freedom that tempts people to express themselves in public. Underlying tensions might be brought to the surface by protest graffiti and emotional outpourings, but there are other, less strident writers as well. Their cheery advice, grim warnings and sly observations are like footnotes that add extra meaning to a place.

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