<P> The two five - storey buildings photographed for the album cover are located at 96 and 98 St. Mark 's Place in New York City . The original photograph underwent a number of tweaks to arrive at the final image . The fifth floor of the building had to be cropped out to fit the square album cover format . </P>
where was the physical graffiti album cover shot
96 and 98 St. Mark 's Place in New York City