A disgusted resident filed a 311 complaint today about the X somebody spray painted across the explanation on the mural that honors Dorchester's own Ray Bolger, who played the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz:"
Sad, People are just culturally illiterate aren't they? This is why we can't have cool things in Dorchester. We are held Hostage by banal criminals.
The mural just after it was painted.
Should somebody check on the giant pear?
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Awful
By St Marks
Sat, 11/30/2024 - 4:33pm
BPD should have video of this, its very sad that someone has nothing else to do. Hopefully they repaint.
Subliminal Promotion For Wicked
By John Costello
Sat, 11/30/2024 - 4:45pm
Just Kidding.
Ah, this corner.
On the opposite corner of St. Mark's and Dot, Cumberland Farms tried to open in the late 70's. A few other local grocers objected and things got very hot inside the Cumberland Farms, twice. They got the message.
Thanks for such a fond
By anon
Sat, 11/30/2024 - 4:47pm
Thanks for such a fond remembrance.
Ach! Almost went a whole day
By Frelmont
Sat, 11/30/2024 - 9:37pm
Ach! Almost went a whole day without a Wicked reference. It was a nice couple weeks between the oppressive monotony of the Craig &. Ayotte ads to now with the ads and screen savers filling my living room with the big green face lady and the bony faced lady. I can’t find a nicer word than “bony.” Emaciated maybe. All orbit and mandible.
Ach?
By eddie van halen
Sun, 12/01/2024 - 10:44am
?
I was aiming for the
By Frelmont
Sun, 12/01/2024 - 12:08pm
I was aiming for the onomatopoeia of my familial expression of annoyance and mild disgust.
Someone will drop a house on
By anon
Sat, 11/30/2024 - 5:02pm
Someone will drop a house on them.
A house subdivided
By jmeltzer
Sat, 11/30/2024 - 6:00pm
into luxury condos.
They`ll get you my little
By anon
Sat, 11/30/2024 - 5:03pm
They`ll get you my little pretty.
One good kick over the
By anon
Sat, 11/30/2024 - 5:07pm
One good kick over the rainbow.
Song for the vandal
By mg
Sat, 11/30/2024 - 5:37pm
If they only had a brain.
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When repainting it maybe show
By anon
Sat, 11/30/2024 - 5:53pm
When repainting it maybe show him dancing his wobbly jig . If y'all only had a brain!!
Dorchester mural
By Eddie
Sun, 12/01/2024 - 5:32am
Actually Ray Bolger was born in Southie in Second St.
Electric prose!
By Jennifer Dines
Sun, 12/01/2024 - 7:32am
This 311 commenter needs to write more!
“ We are held Hostage by banal criminals.”
Honestly, this quote really captures the spirit of the era we are living in. Talented writer.
File under
By cybah
Sun, 12/01/2024 - 8:54am
File under "this is why we can't have nice things".
Sad people are like this. But on brand for today's selfish attitude people have.
Now that defacing and destroying statues...
By eddie van halen
Sun, 12/01/2024 - 11:59am
and monuments has been normalized in this town....this doesn't surprise me at all. I'm sure some little brat had their own twisted reason for doing this, and that's apparently all one needs for this to be justified now.
Connection
By cybah
Sun, 12/01/2024 - 1:42pm
People aren't connected to it, so they don't care. The excuse is "I was here, I had some spray paint so I put my mark". Nothing about Ray Bolger personally, who did it prob didn't even know who he was.
Remember that movie came out over 85 years ago. Bolger died over 35 years ago. There are kids out there that didnt grow up with this movie.
It really boils down to respect. Fine you want to mark somewhere, go find a blank wall, not a monument to a person. If people thought enough to erect a monument to a person (in this case, a mural), regardless of how you feel about the person or monument, respect that others have thought enough and put time in to build it so leave it alone.
Some people just don't get it. And this was put up in 2016, so its not even 10 years old. I hope they can remove the spray paint without harming the mural paint.
A plain X?
By Daan
Sun, 12/01/2024 - 6:28pm
What is odd is that this is a plain X. Not a full fledged tag. But a mark that crosses something out. This reminds me of the custom of defacing monuments for reason, whether religious or political. Doubtful if this is an act of anger specifically against Ray Bolger.
On the other hand this resembles the gang bangers technique of crossing out graffiti drawn by a rival gang member. Perhaps that is the reason for the X. To send a message to someone in the neighborhood. Maybe a message to someone who said that they liked the commemoration.
It could be just a desire to deface. But then why just an X? Why not a larger mark?
That was my thought as well.
By Don't Panic
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 12:04am
That was my thought as well. Somebodies jealous.
Maybe someone confused him
By CuteUsername
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 12:27pm
Maybe someone confused him with the Bulger family?
That also...
By eddie van halen
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 12:38pm
crossed my mind.
Homer's Museum of Hollywood Jerks
By Will LaTulippe
Sun, 12/01/2024 - 10:38pm
"Ray Bolger is looking out for Ray Bolger!"
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