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Roof leak means an end for beloved central Vancouver mural

Fourth Plain building that’s home to giant, colorful artwork will have to be gutted; Mural Society plans to preserve it digitally

By Scott Hewitt, Columbian staff writer
Published: July 16, 2021, 6:03am
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Camille Cote created the mural at 2504 E. Fourth Plain Boulevard that must be torn down with the building due to a catastrophic leak in the roof. The Clark County Mural Society hopes to preserve it digitally.
Camille Cote created the mural at 2504 E. Fourth Plain Boulevard that must be torn down with the building due to a catastrophic leak in the roof. The Clark County Mural Society hopes to preserve it digitally. (The Columbian files) Photo Gallery

When the coronavirus pandemic was raging, making murals was one of the few public art activities that continued unabated.

“It was the one bright spot,” said Audrey Clark, president of the Clark County Mural Society, which managed to commission two new artworks along Fourth Plain Boulevard during summer 2020 and three more this summer.

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