FenrirIII@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agoMural beloved by many in Dallas is painted over for the World Cupapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkMural beloved by many in Dallas is painted over for the World Cupapnews.comFenrirIII@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoWhat it looked like before: https://wylandfoundation.org/dallas-texas-wyland-whaling-wall-82-ocean-life/ They eliminated, what? 85% 90% of the image? I guarantee whatever Fifa puts up will not be as epic and will be wiped from memory once the World Cup is over.
minus-squarefoodandart@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoWhatever FIFA puts up should be splattered with paint ballons launched from cars driving by with catapults or slings…
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoPaint balloon version of /r/Place. I could get behind that…
minus-squareMynameisAllen@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoA paintball gun would be far more effective…not that I’d encourage it 🤫
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoGood catch, might be a warehouse or storage building, let’s find out! 505 N. Akard Street, Dallas, Texas “Texas Utilities Building” Yeah, that tracks, utilities buildings are famously constructed without windows. https://youtu.be/UibXYzHxZAE
minus-squaredellish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoThat’s incredible! Why on earth would they feel the need to paint over it?? They’re a bunch of fucking vandals.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoWhy not just pick a different building? I’m sure Dallas has PLENTY!
What it looked like before:
https://wylandfoundation.org/dallas-texas-wyland-whaling-wall-82-ocean-life/
They eliminated, what? 85% 90% of the image?
I guarantee whatever Fifa puts up will not be as epic and will be wiped from memory once the World Cup is over.
Whatever FIFA puts up should be splattered with paint ballons launched from cars driving by with catapults or slings…
Paint balloon version of /r/Place. I could get behind that…
A paintball gun would be far more effective…not that I’d encourage it 🤫
Looks amazing but…no windows?
Good catch, might be a warehouse or storage building, let’s find out!
505 N. Akard Street, Dallas, Texas
“Texas Utilities Building”
Yeah, that tracks, utilities buildings are famously constructed without windows.
https://youtu.be/UibXYzHxZAE
That’s incredible! Why on earth would they feel the need to paint over it?? They’re a bunch of fucking vandals.
Why not just pick a different building? I’m sure Dallas has PLENTY!