Rankin in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

B-BOY HeadSpinna & B-Boy Back Spinna

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 25, 2025

1. B-BOY HeadSpinna & B-Boy Back Spinna Marker

Inscription.
Artist: Carlos "Mare" Rodriguez
Date Created: 2022
Medium/Materials: Cast Iron
Dimensions: 4ft H x 4 ft x 4 inches

This piece was created and cast on site at the Carrie Blast Furnaces as part of the Industrial Grit and Graffiti residency in 2022. Industrial Grit and Graffiti focused on the intersection between the art of graffiti and metal sculpture.

Erected by Rivers of Steel.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 2022.

Location. 40° 24.844′ N, 79° 53.428′ W. Marker is in Rankin, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It can be reached from Carrie Furnace Boulevard 0.7 miles west of Kenmawr Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located on the grounds of Rivers of Steel: Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark. Admission fee is required for entry. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard, Pittsburgh PA 15218, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: River Ray Jack (within shouting distance of this marker); The Carrie Deer (within shouting distance of this marker); Carrie Furnaces 6 and 7 (within shouting distance of this marker); Iron Man (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Leaverite Totem (about 500 feet away); Bridge (about 500 feet away); Nobody's Perfect (about 500 feet away); Stan (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rankin.

B-BOY HeadSpinna & B-Boy Back Spinna and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 25, 2025

2. B-BOY HeadSpinna & B-Boy Back Spinna and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 83 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.