FOLLOWUP: Vandalized Easy Street Records mural wall restored

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(WSB photos)

A vandal’s damage to the mural wall on the south side of Easy Street Records didn’t stand for long. The wall, including its portrait of Chris Cornell, was restored this afternoon by its artist, Son Duong, with whom we caught up as he was close to finishing:

He and his daughter worked all afternoon to restore the art. (Thanks to the texter who tipped us that the restoration work was under way.) In an odd side note, he mentioned that this mural and the Desmond Hansen signal box at 35th/Alaska weren’t the only Chris Cornell portraits that had been vandalized – one by Silver Platters in SODO had been defaced too.

waikikigirl September 5, 2022 (6:33 pm)

What why, why vandalize only Chris Cornell’s?! He was a great artist but he also had a very deep sad soul inside of him which took him from his family and us the people who loved his music way too soon…

ttt September 5, 2022 (8:54 pm)

all of them on that side of the building have slowly been vandalized by people writing words or their name on it. I scolded one person that was writing her name on the Frances Farmer box a while back and she said “I’m not vandalizing it; this is culture.” No, no it is not culture….
- WestSeattleBadTakes September 6, 2022 (7:06 am)
  
  Well it is culture, just not a good one.
Jeepney September 6, 2022 (7:09 am)

It’s sad and disgusting that someone would deface murals of Chris Cornell. He was a musical giant and from all accounts a decent human being. Sad and dark world we live in today.

Doug September 5, 2022 (8:26 pm)

Thank you Son for the fast work. Sorry it had to be done in the first place.

Audifans September 5, 2022 (8:48 pm)

That’s some mighty fine magic done to restore it. wow

Alki resident September 5, 2022 (9:31 pm)

The new comfort station at Alki Beach was also repainted.

~Hockeywitch~ September 5, 2022 (10:05 pm)

I hope Jeff Ament can come and fix the Mother Love Bone mural too. That is my favorite.. The original on the Vogue got covered and by a parking garage many years ago.. and then, is that building even still standing anymore?

star 55 September 5, 2022 (10:20 pm)

This is so disturbing but thank you for the quick clean up.

Teeney Swodd September 6, 2022 (12:34 am)

Thank you, Son, and to your daughter for restoring your beautiful work so quickly.

Katherine September 7, 2022 (10:40 pm)

On a related subject, could WSB investigate if their are plans to restore the historic graffiti art under the Schmitz Park bridge? Some idiot completely tagged over one of the central pieces.

WSB September 7, 2022 (11:04 pm)

Who was the original artist?
- Katherine September 8, 2022 (2:21 pm)
  
  I don’t know (and have always wondered myself). The graffiti art has been there a long time and for the most part, the taggers have respected it’s place and not tagged over it. With the exception of this very obnoxious incident. The jerk completely covered it. I’ll email you some photos.

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