
Move over Pink Alley and the old graffiti alley by the Red Room, we have a winner when it comes to alleyway beautification, Vancouver’s new “graffiti alley” in Mount Pleasant.
Unlike the other alleys, which only stretch the length of a city block, the new street art laced alley’s stretch from From Broadway to 2nd Avenue at the border of Olympic Village. This network of art has everything from big scale murals to graffiti and will easily become a local and tourist attraction.
Given that we were out to shoot 45 photos in one day, we wanted to use Motorola’s Moto Z2 Play smartphone since it offers up to 30 hours of battery power. We knew the smartphone would last the entire shoot, but just in case we brought along the TurboPower Pack Moto Mod. Moto Mods allow you to transform your smartphone by snapping onto the back using powerful magnets. The TurboPower Pack adds an extra day of battery life to your device using super quick charging.
But battery life isn’t everything- we also wanted to use the Moto Z2 Play’s camera which boasts 12 MP and a Professional Mode, which allows you to edit the settings for the perfect photos. Not to mention we snapped on the Hasselblad True Zoom Moto Mod for 10x optical zoom and a Xenon flash!
The initiative was part of the annual mural festival in Vancouver and it’s made a huge impact on Mount Pleasant. Let us take a trip down street art lane.
Between Broadway and 8th Avenue
We start our journey at Broadway, this alley way is practically covered with only a few remaining walls.

SANDEEP JOHAL – “Girls Are Fierce Like Tigers”/ Daily Hive

SANDEEP JOHAL – “Girls Are Fierce Like Tigers”/Daily Hive

Emily Gray & Oksana/Daily Hive

iHeart Stencils / Daily Hive

Stay Yummy/Daily Hive

Vancouver Summer Fun/Daily Hive

Priscilla Yu/Daily Hive

Priscilla Yu/Daily Hive
Between 8th and 7th Ave

Wrkless/Daily Hive

Wrkless/Daily Hive

Laura Bifano/iHeart Stencils – Daily Hive

Spencer Keeton Cunningham/Daily Hive

Toiletsnake/Daily Hive
Between 7th and 6th Avenue

David Ullock + Douglas Nhung/Daily Hive

Parking Stalls/Daily Hive

Parking Stalls/Daily Hive

Mega McGrath/Daily Hive
Between 6th and 5th Avenue

Paul Windsor + Jeska Slater/Daily Hive

Khelsilem/Daily Hive
Between 5th and 4th Avenue
As we make our way down Graffiti Alley you’ll come across one of the biggest murals in the city.

Vancouver Mural Festival/Daily Hive

Vancouver Graffiti/Daily Hive

Graffit/Daily Hive

Vancouver street art/Daily Hive

Lady Mermaids/Daily Hive

Andy Dixon/Daily Hive

Holden Courage Memorial/Daily Hive

Holden Courage Memorial/Daily Hive

Vancouver Studio/Daily Hive

Lady Mermaids/Daily Hive
Between 4th and 3rd

Trees Burn While Flowers Bloom/Daily Hive

Community Mural/Daily Hive

Community Mural/Daily Hive

Cristian Fowlie/Daily Hive

Ari De La More + Irving Cano/Daily Hive

Holograph/Daily Hive

We Are Croutons Floating in Cosmic Soup/Daily Hive

David Shillinglaw/Daily Hive

Cosmic Soup/Daily Hive

Nick Gregson/Daily Hive

Dance the dance my girl/Daily Hive

Dance the dance my girl/Daily Hive

Dance the dance my girl/Daily Hive

Jenny Ritter/Daily Hive

White Peaks/Daily Hive
Between 3rd and 2nd Avenue
We end our journey through graffiti alley with a gem by Carson Ting.

Ride Wild/Daily Hive
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