Modica Way

{{Short description|Graffiti wall}}

Modica Way (officially "Richard B. Modica Way") aka "Graffiti Alley" is a legal graffiti gallery in Central Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts.{{cite web|accessdate=2019-11-09|title=Northeastern University graduate Olivia Huang receives grant from the Cambridge Arts Council to make documentary about graffiti art|url=https://news.northeastern.edu/2019/06/07/northeastern-university-graduate-olivia-huang-receives-grant-from-the-cambridge-arts-council-to-make-documentary-about-graffiti-art/|website=news.northeastern.edu}}{{cite web|accessdate=2019-11-09|url=https://www.cambridgema.gov/arts/News/detail.aspx?path=%252Fsitecore%252Fcontent%252Fhome%252Farts%252FNews%252F2019%252F08%252Fmuralatcentralsquarelibrary|website=www.cambridgema.gov|title=New Mural at Central Square Library Celebrates Knowledge and Learning}}{{cite web|accessdate=2019-11-09|title=Five of Boston's Most Instagrammable Walls|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2017/04/24/instagram-art-walls-boston/|date=24 April 2017|website=Boston}} It was begun in 2006 and has been described as "the hallmark of Central Square" {{cite web|accessdate=2019-11-09|title=In this hidden alley, a museum of modern art - The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2018/04/25/this-hidden-alley-museum-modern-art/HeZPbQf3sXCQCyAzfp8z1H/story.html|website=BostonGlobe.com}} and "one of Boston's most instagrammable spots."{{Cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/culture/arts/2016/04/02/graffiti-gallery|title=Nearly hidden, a Cambridge alleyway bursts with cool {{!}} Boston.com|website=www.boston.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-09}}