'A fantastic run': Decades-old mural painted over in downtown Vancouver
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A well-known six-storey mural, prominently displayed on the side of a downtown Vancouver building for more than three decades, has been painted over.
A well-known six-storey mural, prominently displayed on the side of a downtown Vancouver building for more than three decades, has been painted over.
The Randall Building has stood on West Georgia since 1929. During a 1991 renovation, the owner commissioned a replica of a centuries-old engraving of goldsmiths at work in Germany.
The mural was a staple downtown for 32 years, but building management tells CTV News the wall recently needed major remediation work, and the already damaged mural was painted over.
"It's a shame that it's gone now,” said Kenneth Tang as he passed by the now blank space. “I really wish that they'll paint it back."
"They should put something else,” suggested Meena Kari. “Some artwork, something related to Vancouver."
Nicola Kozakiewicz was one of the two original artists. She, along with Kat Mykka, worked three weeks straight from dawn to dusk, a “really fast job”.
The mural wasn’t meant to last forever, she explained, and she’s thrilled it had such “a fantastic run”.
