You can't eat gum while watching a show... the chewing sounds would probably drive your theater neighbours crazy. So while waiting to enter the the Market Theater in Post Alley at Pike Place Public Market, theater goers needed somewhere to put their gum once the doors opened. Bins? Bah! Instead they started to simply place it on the wall. Over time, the Theater got fed up cleaning the wall, and this artpiece was born. The Great Seattle Wall of Gum!
From: http://www.wallstreetfighter.com/2007/03/seattle-wall-of-gum.html
The Market Theater in Post Alley at Pike Place Public Market is a photographers dream. Bright colors , tons of textures, and interesting photo ops abound. You would think it's we're talking about the theater but the art is outside. Over the years a tradition has built up that people put their gum on the wall while waiting in line to enter the theater. It has become such a huge mural that the theater has given up cleaning the gum up and below are the results. It has exploded from simply people leaving their gum into a giant "gum art" exhibit that extends into the alleys. Check out the photos below to get a feel for how much gum is on the wall and some of the "art " that has been created.
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