The appearance of this unusual name and numeral sparked public curiosity prompting the Times article. He was employed as a foot messenger, so he was on the subway frequently and took advantage of it, doing motion tags. TAKI was the nick name for his given name Demetrius and 183 was the number of the street where he lived. T AKI 183 was the alias of a kid from Washington Heights. In 1971 The New York Times published an article on one of these writers. Shortly after CORNBREAD, the Washington Heights section of Manhattan was giving birth to writers. It is unclear whether this concept made its way to New York City via deliberate efforts or if was a spontaneous occurrence. They wrote their names all over the city gaining attention from the community and local press. The writers who are credited with the first conscious bombing effort are CORNBREAD and COOL EARL. It wasn't till the late 1960s that writing's current identity started to form.The history of the underground art movement known by many names, most commonly termed graffiti begins in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the mid to late '60s and is rooted in bombing. Graffiti was used primarily by political activists to make statements and street gangs to mark territory. ©1998 Do not republish without permission.
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