Street Art Auction Includes Banksy from Former Valero on La Brea

We wrote about this upcoming auction earlier this year in the post Banksy from Josh’s Valero to Sell at Auction; Likely Worth $150,000+.

The former owner of the Valero that used to be at Beverly and La Brea sold his gas station a couple of years ago, but not without removing the section of a wall where an original Banksy street art had been painted. Here’s a picture of the Street Art either under cover or being removed (as captured by Google Street View team):

This Valero is now a Chevron station.

That wall – with Banksy’s ‘Flower Girl’ and all – will be on auction at Julien’s inaugural Street Art Auction next week and is expected to bring more than $150,000. Viewings begin on Monday. The auction is scheduled for Thursday, December 5 at 6pm.

Read more:

LA Times – When Banksy’s Flower Girl Was Just a Simple Hollywood Wallflower

Extra

We’ve all seen the Google Street View vehicles that ride around with the cameras on top. Here’s a video that shares just how Google Street View works when the Google team has to document some of the toughest places to reach.