mid-day had published a photograph of the wall with painted tiles showing the life at Dhobi Ghat in its June 28 edition. Commuters and locals said that the art display was removed in just a few days and the entire wall was whitewashed. 

Dattaraj Kabre, who sometimes travels via Saat Rasta, said he had noticed the makeover. “I recently took that route and saw the photos of Mahalaxmi Racecourse on the wall that earlier had images from Dhobi Ghat. I remember seeing them when the tiles were being put, but after a week the wall no longer had any beautification,” said Kabre.

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BMC officials are clueless about the change of scene on the wall. A senior official from G-south ward said, “There was no work done by the BMC and we do not know who put those up and who removed them. It has been done using the corporator fund and is just a regular beautification work where printed tiles depicting the racecourse are displayed.”