The Richmond Gun Hole was filled in as of Wednesday morning, a victim of its own fame.
Located on South Addison Street in the Fan, the Gun Hole went viral this past week after X user @brockomole tweeted a picture of it with the caption “What if we kissed at the Richmond gun hole” last Friday. The tweet had 1.9 million views as of Wednesday morning. …
“It had been there for years and I loved it. My boys and I would see it every morning otw to daycare,” wrote Reddit user brickarttime. “I guess it got too much attention and the city didn’t want to be associated with a gun like the Chicago Rat sidewalk. Sad.”
— Rich Griset in Breaking: The Richmond Gun Hole Is No More