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- ↑ McCauley, Mary Carole (10 April 2017). "Best-kept secret: Graffiti Alley behind The Motor House". Baltimore Sun.
- ↑ Hubbard, Moses (21 June 2012). "Living Walls – Pictures from Baltimore's Graffiti Alley". Baltimore Fishbowl.
- ↑ Zumer, Bryna (14 April 2022). "Graffiti removal scheduled for Baltimore's Howard Street on Saturday". WMAR-2 News. 2023 Scripps Media, Inc.
- ↑ "Top 10 Instagrammable Places in Baltimore". Baltimore Magazine. Visit Baltimore. 8 December 2019.
- ↑ "Graffiti Alley In Baltimore Maryland". City Towner. 16 January 2023.