It was just painted over in the last couple of weeks. Interestingly, a mural was just put up on the sound wall across the street. The paint on this box was pealing quite a bit, so I wouldn’t be surprised if together they were part of a neighborhood beautification effort.
First is the current wayspot image, then some clipped street views, some some recent photos I captured.
Niantic is very reluctant to remove something as “does not exist” if it is still shown on streetview - unless perhaps you attach a scan, or geotagged photos, in the text box of your request.
Are you positive that the city hasn’t removed that artwork so it can paint a new one? Maybe it’s wise to wait.
Niantic has said that for murals, it’s fine to add a new picture if the original was painted over with something else.
My photos were geotagged when I uploaded them. Is that info stripped during processing?
Anyway, I shared a Google Photos album with those photos and photos I took back in May and already added to the wayspot: https://photos.app.goo.gl/7Wanv1Xykh6BLdkTA (verified private/incognito browsing friendly). That also shows the geotags.
If they get repainted, then someone will get a chance to nominate them anew. I see no problem with that. And, from my experience, it is easier to do that than get existing photos, titles, and descriptions updated.
Dear Niantic I hope you reconsider and leave this waypoint as a POI in game for now. If you see this and reach out to me I’d happily reach out a non profit that focuses on bringing art to our streets. I’ll even pay for a new art piece myself. LET ME KNOW
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You do realize that BeautifySJ requires a few months for the organizing group (typically a neighborhood association, not an individual) to get a new artbox vetted, approved, financed, and painted.
