Reader Jeremy sent us this message:
Not sure what happened, but I noticed yesterday the big mural on the side of Thompson’s Point of View in the old cheesesteak place parking lot has been painted over. It’s just a brown wall now. I’d be interested to find out what happened; seems like that mural’s been there forever and I can’t imagine why they would paint over it.
The mural on the wall of the building housing Thompson’s Point of View has, indeed, been painted over with brown. We reported last summer that the fate of the mural has been up in the air after people started tagging it with graffiti. Each time the mural was tagged, a little more of it had to be covered up.
Painted by two Garfield students in the 90s, the mural honored African American leaders Madame CJ Walker, Malcolm X and Edwin Pratt. We will update when we learn more about plans for the wall.
UPDATE: There is a plan for a new mural, according to Ian Eisenberg, who owns the Old Philly Cheesesteak property. The brown paint went up to prepare for the mural.
Before:
Today:
It got tagged too many times by those unaware of who Edwin Pratt was, what he did and how he died. It got beyond saving. A new mural is in process as part of the Peace Corridor project organized by Randy Beaulieu of Seattle Public Schools. Coyote Central and the area’s school students are also involved. If I had a link, I’d post it and I don’t.
Seattle Weekly recently did a story on Edwin Pratt, worth a read for those who aren’t familiar with him.
http://www.seattleweekly.com/2011-04-27/news/who-killed-edwi
THE SEATTLE URBAN LEAGUE IS A CRIMINAL RICO RACKETEERING ORGANIZATION WITH DEMOPUBLICAN POLITICAL PROTECTION FROM THE NATIONAL, STATE AND COUNTY LEVEL. THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS RECOGNIZED THIS AND CUT OFF THEIR PAYOFF MONEY FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE THEFT OF 23 MILLION DOLLARS ($23,000,000) “URBAN LEAGUE VILLAGE” NORTHWEST AFRICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM SCAM. YES “NAAM IS A SCAM” WITH DEADLY CONSEQUENCES”. JAMES KELLY, FORMER CITY COUNCIL MAN McKIVER, NORM RICE AND OTHER MOBSTERS DON’T CARRY GUNS BECAUSE THEY ARE PRIESTS. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE COMING FOR THE BLOOD OF BLACK YOUTH ON THERI HANDS AND THEIR SUPPORT OF ETHNIC CLEANSING / GENTRIFICATION. THEY HAVE VAMPIRED ALL OF BLACK YOUTH SUPPORT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS LEAVING THE CENTRAL AREA MOTIVATION PROGRAM (CAMP), CENTRAL AREA PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (CAPDA), SEATTLE OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIAL CENTER (SOIC), LIBERTY BANK, THE CENTRAL AREA SCHOOL COUNCIL, CENTRAL AREA YOUTH ASSOCIATION (CAYA), MODEL CITIES, CENTRAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, UNITED CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, BLACK ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION (BEA) AND OTHER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. “CHINATOWN” IS SEGREGATED AND PROSPEROUS.”AFRICATOWN” IS ON THE RISE. Omari Tahrir, Founder / Vice President African American Heritage Museum and Culture Center. ([email protected]) EDWIN PRATT-OSAMA BIN LADEN SAME RESULTS? “THE MORE THINGS CHANGE THE MORE THEY REMAIN THE SAME”? THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES!FlagLike Reply