A popular mural of Marilyn Monroe has been stolen from outside of a popular Victoria diner – again.
Staff at Floyd’s Diner on Quadra at Yates streets say thieves ripped down a portion of the mural displaying the iconic actress’ head early Thursday morning.
Emily, a manager at the eatery, said the artwork held important significance for the business.
“It’s an icon for Floyd’s and for the whole era that is the diner era,” she said. “I’m not too sure what it is that’s making people want to rip it down.”
She said some people have previously spoken out against the mural, which depicts a famous image of Monroe wearing nothing but a white sheet, calling it provocative and sexist.
The diner has since turned surveillance footage of the incident over to the police.
It’s the second time the mural has been stolen from the wall.
It went missing in August 2014 only to be found two weeks later in an alley, behind a garbage bin.
Some have already offered to create a new painted mural on the diner’s Facebook group.
We are sorry to report that someone has once again, stolen our Marilyn Monroe mural from the Downtown location. They...
Posted by Floyds Diner on Thursday, July 23, 2015
