The Wall Berlin 21 July 1990

Part 12 ~ Wall Art ~ Part 1

While touring east Berlin, the tour bus took Tom & Carin past a long section of the east side wall that was still standing. While the western side had been covered in graffitti, the eastern side was completely clean due to the fact that people weren't even allowed to approach the wall, let alone paint on it. Once the wall came down, artists from all over East Berlin flocked to paint this cement canvas. These are just of the few pieces of art painted on the wall.

The one that interested Tom & Carin the most, was the gentleman who was still in the process of painting the foldout art from "The Wall" album onto the Berlin wall! He had started it when he heard about the concert coming, and while he didn't have a ticket, still wanted to paint the picture as a tribute to the show! The tour bus wasn't supposed to even stop there, but those on the bus made the driver stop so they could get pics! While originally schedualed to be torn down, Tom & Carin were told that the government was reconsidering leaving these sections up as a tourist atraction, so if you ever visit Berlin these pics may still be there. Tom hopes so!

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