A Love Letter for You
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20 reviews for A Love Letter for You
20 reviews in English
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Review from Tim G.
Blue Bell, PA
12/9/2011
My life is all about love and happiness. This mural suggests so much more is available in life that I am not yet experiencing. It was the inspiration for me to go to Harrisburg and visit my state's capitol building. The place was incredible. I walked through the streets of this metropolis for hours just doing some thinking. I had so much on my mind. I have been in so many diffferent fields of the workforce. I did not even know what I was thinking about. That is how intense everything was. I was overwhelmed and content at the same time. My life felt empty and fulfilled at different times in my life. This mural said it all.
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Review from Sean D.
Philadelphia, PA
5/24/2012
One of the best things to do in Philadelphia. Hands down. I wish there was more of this throughout the entire city.
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Review from Callan W.
4/7/2011
Cast aside all thoughts and desires to be cool because if you ride the El through West Philly be prepared to start to spaz out. I can't help myself from whipping my head back and forth, trying not to miss any of Steve Powers powerful murals every time I ride.
Words really fail to describe the simplicity and beauty of this project, so really, just go see it yourself. It is the cheapest art museum around. -
Review from B A.
San Diego, CA
5/8/2011 1 Check-in Here
Love it. If that is appropriate to say about a love letter *blush*
It was a wonderful sight to see. Fantastic and one of my most treasured memories from this visit.
Go see it with someone you love. Go today. -
Review from Monica S.
12/10/2009 1 photo
Love don't live here anymore, they'd say. They'd say it with every shattered window in every abandoned building, with every homeless man pushing along his shopping cart, with every downtown gypsy tossing you her baby to steal your wallet (oh wait, that's Europe). Some might say, "Love? Love flew the coup long ago." It's not Philadelphia, it's "killadelphia," not the "city of brotherly love," it's the "city of brotherly shove."
Either way you slice it, some might think love has left our fair city. Steven Powers disagrees. If you travel along the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philly, you'll fall into a puddle of adoration. Powers has has partnered with the Philadelphia Mural Program and painted deeply personal phrases all along the EL. Among them: "If you were here I'd be home now," "Miss you too often not to love you," and "Remember sometimes it hurts, sometimes it doesn't." In my hushed adoration, I fall for Powers and his love letters. -
Review from Catherine L.
Philadelphia, PA
5/11/2010
A love letter for you is an urban romantic poem in every sense of the word. It's a series of 50 spray-painted murals, (they are more like signs, really), located on the upper walls of buildings, businesses and homes from 45th to 63rd streets along the Market Street corridor and the EL in West Philly.
The artist, Stephen Powers, a native Philadelphian graffiti artist decided to create this temporary masterpiece which is not only a love letter from a guy to a girl but a love letter to his native city. His words are poignant, clever and fitting. They stay with you. "Co-sign on Our Lifetime" - "We Share Receipts. We Share Sheets. We Share Defeats" amongst many others already written about here.
Unlike the other murals through the Mural Arts Program, these works were not painted to remain on these walls permanently and they will not be repainted or maintained. So go now, take the Market-Frankford Line westward and see them for yourself, or take a Mural Arts tour to get more in depth discussion and story about each piece.Listed in: Check It!
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Review from Bill M.
4/4/2010 11 Check-ins Here
When I ride Septa I normally find myself trying not to make eye contact with the dregs of humanity, ESPECIALLY when I find myself riding on something like the El. And that's the exact thing that makes the fresh eye candy of Love Letter a glimmer of salvation. Because rather than gaze a little closer into the pages of the book I'm clutching I get to immerse myself in the daydream of trying to figure out the love interest that our artist had in mind.
But beyond that it's good to see Septa actually do something right for a change. Teaming up with a ground breaking organization like Mural Arts Program, and adding a fresh coat of paint, artistic opportunities, and perspective to some of the more blighted areas of Philly is a good thing all around. Looking out the window of most of these spots often used to lead to the desolation of abandoned buildings and misery. And now it paints a fresh story and a glimmer of revitalization. Here's to hoping that they expand upon this breath of fresh air in the future!Listed in: West Philly Living, Art Galleries, Bizarre Philly
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Review from Kurt I.
12/30/2010
Oh Steve Powers, what a magnificent gift you have given Market street.
These murals mean so much to me that moments after his book signing, I walked next door and got one of Steve's pieces of art tattooed on my left arm.
This just makes me want so much more - and please, if you are reading this, find more of Steve's work (look under ESPO), watch the film Beautiful Losers, do whatever you can to make this man elevate to the master's status he rightfully deserves. Philadelphia, I hope you realize how wonderful this truly is. -
Review from Elizabeth B.
Philadelphia, PA
12/16/2009
This warms my heart. There is no other way to put it. I feel like bursting into song and riding off into the sunset with the one I love.
"Remember sometimes it hurts, sometimes it doesn't."
It's all about togetherness and weathering the ups and downs. I love love! -
Review from Jessica I.
Philadelphia, PA
5/10/2011
A mural tour... On Septa? I was confused at how this tour was going to work but am glad I went on it with an open mind. It is a very interesting experience because you're on the Septa El Train the whole entire time (besides the stops where you can get off and look at the murals on the platform). It was such a wonderfully unique experience that I would highly recommend. It would be perfect for a date or one of those "lazy days". The murals were very urban yet very neatly done. Love what the Mural Arts Program is doing for the unsightlier neighborhoods! They really are transforming Philadelphia into something beautiful.
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Review from Julie M.
Lansdowne, PA
5/17/2010
I rode the El for the first time in over a year this weekend - and boy, was I surprised when I saw A Love Letter For You across the tops of the buildings. I had read about it on fellow Yelper Catherine L's review and thought it was a really cool idea, but had completely forgotten about it until I saw the bright colors shining through the dingy train windows.
As other people have already said, the murals really make for a more pleasant ride. I was actually looking forward to my train ride home just so that I could see some more of the artwork! Perhaps my favorites so far are:
"Your ever after is all I'm after"
"Forever begins when you say yes"
"For what I want I can wait"
Beautiful artwork and an even more beautiful message - I can honestly say that I LOVE a Love Letter for You! -
Review from S. M.
Naperville, IL
10/17/2009
While friends & I were driving out to Drexel Hill along the train line, I got to see this amazing series of murals by Stephen Powers. These are real standouts in Philly, a mural-heavy city. They're very eye-catching due to the colors used, and also because they're generally all text and have the look of advertising from, say, the early '60s, but their message is one of love, without being cheesy, schmaltzy or "seen it before."
I loved "Your Everafter is All I'm After," "Forever Begins when You Say Yes," "Open Your Eyes I See the Sunrise," "High Five" and "Miss You Too Often Not to Love You."
So if you want to see something fresh that will fill your heart, hop in the car or jump on the train. You won't regret. -
Review from Erin G.
Philadelphia, PA
12/16/2009 ROTD 3/16/2010
This is hands-down, the thing I love most about Philadelphia right now. It is my favorite public art project, ever. It is amazing. It makes me smile, laugh, and cry. And I love that it start out in my hood and becons westward. Never been to 69th street? For shame. You're missing a lot of the city, and a lot of history about the devastating impact of raised rail public transportation. Do yourself a favor and make the trip. Learn about the spirit of our gritty little city and the stores that still bust ass everyday to make it. Take along someone you love.
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Review from Monica Z.
Philadelphia, PA
8/20/2010
Take Stephen Powers advice ("Forever Begins When You Say Yes") and say yes to the love letter murals. Get over your public transportation snobbery and try just riding the El for an hour, best on a cold and blustery winter afternoon when you want to be outside but just can't stomach it, swinging back and forth across the city, watching Powers witty, beautiful and often haunting messages slip themselves into your coat pockets. Queue up a sentimental playlist. Count out the things you love enough to tell the world about. Defrost your cold heart to the idea that a young graffiti artist came back to reinvent the same streets he blighted as a youth.
Listed in: Take 2 And Call Me In The…
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Review from Jon P.
Philadelphia, PA
3/26/2011
pretty sweet. I went on the guided tour this afternoon and Steve Powers is brilliant. This is perfect for Philly, and it's really eye opening going into West Philly to check out this artwork. The guide new a ton about the murals and how the project was made. I highly suggest you take this tour with a guide because a lot of the murals are hard to find and you get off the train a bunch to see them form the platform.
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Review from Tim O.
Philadelphia, PA
3/7/2010
Lucky to have something like this in the city. I'm a huge ESPO/Steve Powers fan so when I heard about this and then stumbled upon it while driving home from a show at the Terrordome I was extremely excited. I took a detour with the girl I was with and we followed the murals all the way through West Philly and back, screaming "there's one" everytime we found something new. I haven't taken the El yet. Definitely looking forward to it. Forever begins when you say yes.
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Review from Kevin D.
Philadelphia, PA
2/13/2010
"Meant for one but with meaning for all," Love Letter is an inspiring and innovative series created by Overbrook native Steve Powers with help from The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. Encompassing fifty walls and rooftops that face the Market Street El, the unprecedented public art project further includes a sign school that provides training for local youth, free signage for area businesses, a documentary film AND two books documenting the project too... Fantastic stuff.
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Review from J B.
Lansdowne, PA
3/3/2011
These murals really make my day as I take the "L" into the city. The anonymous romance gets me every time. I have been going down Market for a year, and every now and then I see one I hadn't noticed before. I know there is a tour and everything, but I prefer the child-like game of search and find:)
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Review from Amelia E.
North Marshfield, MA
2/7/2011
these are such a toast to philadelphia and to love. does anyone know if you can get good shots from the ground? getting married this summer and would love to incorporate the murals....
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Review from TL C.
Philadelphia, PA
3/16/2010
aw I love this town!
