Over the weekend, vandals struck Victory Heights Park yet again and tagged both sides of the basketball backstop as well as the side of the community center. A report has been filed with the City of Seattle which promises to remove it within 10 days.
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That’s why we need a proper mural here. Giant empty spaces are prime locations for this kind of garbage.
Good to see it gone this morning.
I’m not sure a mural will fix the problem. The basketball court has been targeted multiple times over the years, so it is probably a well known target among vandals. I’ve seen lots of beautiful murals with graffiti covering them around town. But, for lack of a better solution, I guess a mural is better than nothing.
Rick writes, “So I was sitting at the basketball court bench at VH park around 9pm this Wednesday, when a tan sedan thumping bass music passed by. The passenger had his window down and his head was half out the window. I swear I heard him say ‘yeah it’s gone, it’s gone’. I chucked for a moment as they drove off. Anyhow thought you might find this observation amusing.
“I have a low tolerance for graffiti and usually keep a can of remover in my restoration backpack- I just haven’t been around the neighborhood lately doing that stuff.”