Why Graffiti in an Alley?

This shot was taken down an alley a couple blocks from my office in Seattle. The alley was a treasure trove of stuff to take pictures of, tons of cool doors and barred windows. The shot above though leads me to ask two questions:

1. As the title asks, why would you tag an alley? Isn’t the concept of tagging to mark your territory so other gangs know? Do they spend a lot of time in alleys?
2. Shouldn’t the building and the road be even with each other? A building that has settled so much that it’s a good couple of degrees off from the road scares me a bit.

At least one more Seattle shot tomorrow, followed by what I hope are some great shots from the Great Salt Lake. Got up at 5:00 this morning to catch the sunrise. Guess we’ll see.

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