For years I passed this mural for “Valentino’s”. It had outlived it’s namesake, but still remained lively and odd, sparking a now usual discussion about the looks on the faces of the characters.

The mural depicts a masked Zorro-like horseman and a woman (helpless prisoner?) at a flagpost. He appears to be riding in to rescue her (or something) but they were never making the eye contact you’d expect. They were looking in different directions which always just seemed off.

This week, passing by I looked over to see their faces and my commentary changed forever as I found a window has been put in the wall right where the dark beauty once looked out before her rescuer/captor.

I suppose, if anything, it’s even more mysterious and ridiculous now.

Full colour photo posted at DoubleCrossed.ca.

Filed under: Toronto, the disappearing city on March 30th, 2007