Once all the notes had been removed the poster read: "You want to make a real investment? Invest in Elephant & Castle."
The stunt was created by Blac, a Covent Garden-based advertising agency, on behalf of its client Oakmayne Properties, which is heading a regeneration of the London district and trying to encourage businesses and local residents to invest in the Walworth area.
Neil Campbell, a director of Blac, said: "The residents really bought into it and the operation was a great success, even if our ladder was stolen in the process."
