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- ↑ "Subway Art". Museum of Graffiti. Miami. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
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- ↑ Lentz, Phillip (May 18, 1989). "Graffiti Cleanup A Shiny Symbol Of Subway System's Turnaround". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
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