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January 10, 2008

Princess Di, gone again…

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One of the city’s most distinct and inexplicable landmarks, Ed Trask’s mural of the “sullen-faced Princess Diana” on the side of a strip joint with spotlights, has been painted over. [via]

Posted by john m at 6:26AM under RVANews-news | Tags: , ,

18 Responses to “Princess Di, gone again…”

  1. posted by christy at January 10, 2008 7:52 am :

    i will be sad to drive past this spot and not see her face. i got “over” the oversized nose years ago and grew to love this mural. i’m truly sad to see her go. she was the only beautiful thing about that corner. apparently, the strip joint business is booming, despite better taste; have you seen those 2 hummers that are often parked out front? ugly.

  2. posted by Ross at January 10, 2008 9:28 am :

    WHAT! This is a travesty! I will only be placated if it is replaced with a mural of:

    * Grace Kelly
    * Rosanne Barr
    * A shark
    * Richard Simmons

  3. posted by Chris Harmon at January 10, 2008 9:31 am :

    I probably should take a picture for a before-and-after, but forgot to grab the camera today :)

    I’m curious if they are going to do anything in its place other than just being white…

  4. posted by b at January 10, 2008 9:43 am :

    We loved the mural! It was a Richmond landmark. Does anyone know if it was painted over because of arcane city regulations banning murals or if it was the owners of the nightclub?

    And speaking of the nightclub, are those spotlights on top of the roof really legal? And how about the obnoxious guy dressed as Santa or at other times Howard Stern holding up ad placards and a cardboard stripper? Don’t you need permits for that? I’m fine with a strip club there, but I think their advertising schemes (along with the Hummers) have gone too far.

  5. posted by J’s Notes » Good Bye, English Rose at January 10, 2008 11:48 am :

    [...] Princess Di is no more. (Via RDN) January 10th, 2008 at 11:47 am | Tags: asides, [...]

  6. posted by it’s a cheerocracy « parasol party at January 10, 2008 12:36 pm :

    [...] yet!  Now look – the darn thing is finally gone!  Thank you, Velvet.  Although you can’t tell me that before the Tobacco Ave. piece, they [...]

  7. posted by Chris Harmon at January 10, 2008 2:31 pm :

    It seems that the Hummers now are in the parking lot across the street, but maybe that was just so the painters could park close.

    I doubt the mural was painted over due to regulations – check out the link to Edward Trask’s site – he’s done numerous murals around town….

  8. posted by tim at January 10, 2008 4:13 pm :

    I noticed her absence this morning on my way back from a doctor’s appointment. It was almost enough to make me wonder if I’d zoned out and taken the wrong exit back into the city.

  9. posted by john m at January 10, 2008 4:52 pm :

    Velvet (all white)

  10. posted by Ross at January 10, 2008 6:03 pm :

    wtf that sucks.

  11. posted by KG at January 10, 2008 7:33 pm :

    My friend Jon T. needs to know about this and tell his mom. She was pretty scarred by the scene of Princess Di on the side of a strip club.

  12. posted by john m at January 11, 2008 6:41 am :

    wtvr has a video interview with Ed Trask about the Princess Di mural.

  13. posted by Allyson at January 11, 2008 10:11 am :

    WHAT?? This is a sad day. I loved that mural of Princess Di especially her skull tiara. Other cities pay Ed Trask to paint on their buildings, but here in Richmond we erase it. So at Christmas, Velvets had good ole Santa Claus on the corner with a paper bikini girl (try explaining that to your kid) and now they’ve erased Princess Di? I’m starting to question their taste….

  14. posted by KMcKinney at January 11, 2008 11:37 am :

    Maybe this is the plan?

  15. posted by edg at January 11, 2008 1:18 pm :

    How sad. And didn’t even tell Ed!

  16. posted by Velvet at January 14, 2008 10:01 pm :

    The city must not realize they can use the “takings” clause and condemn this trashy establishment. What an eyesore. Not incluing the degenerate loser whose parents died and left his worthless rear money to carry on the establishment which sits in the center of a city with a ton of potential. A disgrace…like the owner!

  17. posted by Sir Mildred Pierce at January 16, 2008 9:01 am :

    Give it a few months, that spot will be hit up by some crap writer and people will wonder why they didn’t hit it before.

  18. posted by River District News » Princess Di, still gone - Richmond, Virginia at January 16, 2009 9:23 am :

    [...] has been over a year since one of Shockoe Bottom’s most defining features has been painted over. Posted by jacqui at 9:23AM under [...]

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