Route1 / old arcade, city centre
Round the side of Route1 on Briggate inside the arcade are two large wooden boards that they had put up a while back. They are covered in fairly standard spraycan graf. I went in to ask one of the staff about how they operate. He told me:

- They had them put up by an artist a while ago. After they did it they were told they weren't actually allowed to do it - the arcade is owned by an old guy who has say over everything affecting its interior. However, this guy didn't really care, so while they technically shouldn't have done it, it was ok by him. So this is a privately-owned 'public space'.

- They have only had it redone once by some artists who approached them. He asked if I was interested in doing something, which might be a possibility in the future. It is not a free wall in the sense that anyone can come along and throw something up, it is basically commission-based.

"As long as you pick the right time to do it, it's probably fine"  ¶ 3:54 AM