Sunday, p.m. Still there on Monday morning.

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The saga of the mural at 24th and Capp St. continues. Weigh in and let us know what you think.

Uptown Almanac posted the first “Stop Hating, We Want Our Mural Back,” message on Saturday after the property owner painted over the extension of the mural by Twick and others along 24th Street.

Posted by Uptown Almanac, Saturday, May 1.

By Sunday morning, that plea had been painted over.

On Sunday morning, May 2, the plea had been painted over.

You can see here how the mural had been wrapped around.

The mural along 24th Street had been extended, then painted over.

But,the plea appeared again by Sunday afternoon in red and was still there when I walked by this morning.

Sunday Afternoon, May 2.

Should the owners have left it alone to begin with?

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  2. The property owners should have left it alone because it looks better than straight out blue or white, but it is their choice not mine or yours.

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  3. painting other people’s property is art please give me your address and when you will be home so I can drop by and take your shit.

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  4. What part of the “owner” concept do you not get?
    if the owner wants a poorly painted white wall, he gets to have it.

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