Our submitter spotted this behind a building on a college campus in Maine — a college that apparently does not tolerate outside-the-utility-box thinking among its employees.
Poor Ed. If only he worked in a jurisdiction where his style of painting could truly be appreciated, like, say, San Francisco…
Or Boston…
Or Salem, Massachusetts…
…or dozens of other cities around the world. Don’t give in to the man, Ed!
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#1
weed store
lol classic ed
Feb 20, 2014 at 12:23 am rating: 90
#2
JK
I’m moving to Salem, Massachusetts right now. Just for that box. They don’t burn witches anymore, right? I’m asking for a friend.
Feb 20, 2014 at 2:00 am rating: 90
#3
buni
I love the San Francisco box. From the angle the photo was taken, the box nearly becomes invisible.
There’s a few communities in my area where the fire hydrants are creatively painted, but most transformer boxes I’ve seen are boring pale gray.
Feb 20, 2014 at 8:00 am rating: 90
#4
Lil'
My hometown is very small and they used to have an annual hydrant decorating contest open to local schools. The kids’ designs were very impressive for their ages. I was always a sucker for the dalmatian wearing the fireman hat (Original? No. Adorable? Yes.) I wonder why they stopped doing that.
Feb 20, 2014 at 8:28 am rating: 90
#5
Kasaba
I bet Ed says he’s a painter, when he’s chatting up girls. And when they ask what he paints, he says: “abstracts mostly”.
I prefer the first box to the other three to be honest. Mostly because of the note.
Feb 20, 2014 at 9:11 am rating: 90
#6
assiveProgressive
Ed’s boss is just inviting graffiti ‘artists.’
Feb 20, 2014 at 11:32 am rating: 90
#7
Poltergeist
I love (legal) street art. Not only does it add interest to an otherwise bland cityscape, but I’m sure it brightens the day of most people lucky enough to pass by.
On another note, how much do you guys wanna bet that there has been at least one person who saw the “police call box” and tried to enter it?
Feb 20, 2014 at 11:53 am rating: 90
#8
AKirkland
I’d kinda like to know what the box looked like beforehand…
was it like one of the ones that followed it, or had Ed simply painted a few lines and announced it “done” Or had his paint started running out, or had he just given some kids a paintbrush and said “have at it”?
Inquiring minds would love to know.
Feb 20, 2014 at 1:57 pm rating: 90
#9
m9
i so want to see an ed painted utility box. just to compare.
Feb 20, 2014 at 2:38 pm rating: 90
#10
andyc
For those asking about The Tardis in Salem, this is the book for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Witch_Hunters.jpg
Feb 20, 2014 at 2:51 pm rating: 90
#11
Lita
I now have the urge to paint the cable splitter box just outside the house.
Unfortunately, that would be rather frowned upon, and besides I’ve got no paint.
Feb 20, 2014 at 4:23 pm rating: 90
#12
Johnna Zwernemann
Ooh,ooh paint mine.
Feb 20, 2014 at 4:42 pm rating: 90
#13
Wench
If I was Ed, I’d paint all the other boxes the exact same shade of ?green – with the exact same yellow striped message on the side…..
But then I always was a stickler for doing EXACTLY what I was told……:-)
Feb 20, 2014 at 5:27 pm rating: 90
#14
EdBarnes
Wow., this is really cool!!. I’m loving Ed’s art,. its kinda., this is really amazing.. HAHA!!
if you time., try to check Bolem. They have a lot of ideas about computers and technology
Feb 20, 2014 at 7:49 pm rating: 90
#15
TRT
Don’t listen to them! It’s a con, Ed.
Feb 21, 2014 at 3:31 am rating: 90
#16
sansible
Funny thing about Salem’s TARDIS. Apparently, a bunch of people wrote to the town in protest. They were concerned that someone would mistake it for an actual Police Box and it could be a serious safety issue if someone ran to it thinking they could call the police from it [On a perhaps related note, it's located near an assisted living facility]. I’m surprised that there’s a demographic that lives in the U.S., knows what a Police Box is, and has never heard of Doctor Who.
Happily, the Salem TARDIS is still there AFAIK.
Feb 23, 2014 at 7:38 am rating: 90
#17
The Elf
The Salem TARDIS turned me into a newt.
I got better.
Feb 25, 2014 at 10:45 am rating: 90
#18
Jamie
I’m from Maine….someone please tell me that first box was from Unity?
Mar 5, 2014 at 8:40 am rating: 90
#19
Lara
We have a bunch of really cool ones here in Ithaca, NY, too. I think Ed’s just a little too creative for the plodding people of wherever he’s from!
Jun 19, 2014 at 12:10 pm rating: 90
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