Leake Street
See also this image of an artist at work
Leake Street, also known as the "Banksy Tunnel" or "Graffiti Tunnel", is a road in Lambeth, London. It is about 300 metres long, runs off York Road and under the platforms and tracks of Waterloo station. The walls are decorated with graffiti - initially created during the "Cans Festival" organised by Banksy on 3rd-5 May 2008.[1] A second edition of the Cans Festival on the August Bank Holiday week-end 2008.[2]
While the Eurostar terminal was at Waterloo, the road was open for through vehicular traffic. On 2008 November 14 ownership of the road passed from Eurostar to Network Rail[3] and through traffic was restricted to pedestrians.
References
- ↑ The Terran Tribune on the Cans Festival
- ↑ Cans Festival 2: street artists return to Leake Street
- ↑ The future of Leake Street
External links
- Cans Festival 08 - flickr group for the event
- Tunnel becomes Banksy art exhibit, BBC News
- Leake Street Gets a Gritting, Londonist.com