Old actors don’t always fade away into oblivion. Some get repainted or moved to a new home.
For over 30 years, the Victor Clothing company mural of actor Anthony Quinn portraying Zorba the Greek has faded in the harsh sunlight and peeled away from the wall across from the back entrance of the Bradbury Building.
But now the Quinn/Zorba mural has been repainted and it is a glorious addition to the public art in downtown Los Angeles. The mural has been repainted. It is best viewed from the rear entrance to the Bradbury Building on Third near Broadway in downtown Los Angele It would be nice to think the repainted mural will last another 30 years — until 2047.
Charlie Chaplin Disappears
Another movie star has disappeared from this area and reappeared, too. The statue of Charlie Chaplin formerly inside the Bradbury Building has been relocated to the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.
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