CREW CALL-SIGN // [NW]FOUNDED 1991Vancouver, Canada

NORTH WEST CREW // VANCOUVER

Take5's 1991 Vancouver Eastside Alley & Canadian Pacific Freight Pioneers

CREW MANIFESTO & LINEAGE

From Leeside Tunnel to CP Rail boxcars rolling across the Rockies.

Established in Vancouver in 1991 and anchored by pioneering writer Take5, North West Crew (NW) defined British Columbia's golden-era freight and Leeside Tunnel painting tradition.

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[NW] CREW CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (2 REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE

PRODUCTION WALLS PAINTED1870+

INDIVIDUAL WRITERS ON ROSTER1

ACTIVE CITIES & YARDS5

SHOWS & WALL JAMS HOSTED22

[NW] ARCHIVAL LINEAGE // EST. 1991

COMPLETE [NW] HISTORICAL & ACTIVE MEMBER ROLL CALL

★ ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & EARLY LEADERS (1991)

✓ ACTIVE & CLASSIC [NW] WRITERS ROSTER (1 DOCUMENTED WRITERS — CLICK ANY WRITER FOR ARTIST PAGE)

TAKE5

[NW] INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGES

CREW MEMBERS & INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS (1)

@TAKE5Vancouver Freight, Leeside Tunnel & West Coast Canadian StylVancouver, Canada • Active since 1989

[NW]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

TAKE5 helped build Vancouver's graffiti foundation in the early 1990s with North West Crew (NW), painting Canadian Pacific freights and the historic Leeside Skatepark tunnel.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Belton Molotow

1 WORKS

🛍️ @TAKE5 SHOP ARTIST PAGE

OFFICIAL [NW] CREW STOREFRONT

[NW] OFFICIAL CREW MERCH & EDITIONS SHOP

Official storefront for [NW] (NORTH WEST CREW // VANCOUVER) — limited-run prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook zines.

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Looking for individual member drops? Each [NW] member also has a personal shop on their Artist Page.

[NW] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1991

Apparel & Streetwear$88

Official Crew Apparel Drop35 LEFT

[NW] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1991

Official [NW] (NORTH WEST CREW // VANCOUVER) heavyweight 450gsm cut-and-sew fleece hoodie. Embroidered [NW] chest crest with full multi-color back burner production graphic and woven "Vancouver, Canada • Est. 1991" hem tag.

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[NW] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Signed Prints & Editions$125

Signed & Numbered Edition of 5014 LEFT

[NW] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Museum-grade 6-color hand-pulled silkscreen print on 310gsm cotton rag reproducing [NW] NORTH WEST CREW // VANCOUVER's landmark wall production. Blind-stamped with the official [NW] crew seal and hand-numbered.

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[NW] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Custom Spray Cans & Caps$65

Collector Run of 100 Cans22 LEFT

[NW] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Limited collector-series 400ml lithographed aerosol can wrapped in [NW] signature artwork, bundled with 12 nozzle caps (NY Fat Cap, Astro Fat, German Skinny) in a stamped display tube.

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[NW] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

Blackbooks & Zines$42

First Edition Crew Publication40 LEFT

[NW] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

120-page heavy-stock visual history of [NW] (NORTH WEST CREW // VANCOUVER) featuring rare 35mm wall & yard photographs, blackbook sketches, founder interviews, and complete crew lineage across Vancouver, Canada.

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[NW] COLLECTIVE ARCHIVE

CREW WALL BURNERS, MURALS & VIDEO REELS (1)

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YOUTUBE // 06:45 REELWildstyle & Burners

115 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Vancouver, Canada

@TAKE5 [NW • VAN CREW]

120ft × 18ft

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💥 Top 2 Burners Which One Wins?👀🏆 graffiti #graffitiart #burners #topwallsgraffiti #shorts — TAKE5 helped build Vancouver's graffiti foundation in the early 1990s with North West Crew (NW), painting Canadian Pacific freights and the historic Leeside Skatepark tunnel.

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