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Brookland Metro Station – photo by author. 

While in the midst of repacing the old terra cotta tiles at the Brookland station (the most colorful of all Metro stations) with the newer concrete tiles for outdoor stations, Metro was kind enough to build some temporary wood benches for customers.

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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged DC, graffiti, Metro, Transit on April 7, 2013 by Alex Block.

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