"Since January, individuals have defaced the day-use and canyon area of Rattlesnake Canyon with graffiti, " the park said in a statement.

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Officials at the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Arizona started a Graffiti Removal and Intervention Team, and this year are recruiting volunteers to scrub off graffiti with water and wire brushes, according to the Glen Canyon website.

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The Wynwood area plays home to sleek galleries and warehouse walls exploding with graffiti murals.

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Sir Reg added that the area would also benefit economically from the decision to remove the graffiti.

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Different types of music was played at different times of the day and in an area where classical music was played, young people stopped writing graffiti.

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Meanwhile, over the past decade or so, a concentration of cutting-edge galleries - featuring everything from SoCal's native lowbrow street and graffiti artists to Japanese pop-art imports - has reclaimed an industrial area on Culver's eastern edge, creating an arts district to rival New York's Chelsea neighbourhood.

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