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SteelMonkey · #**2841** Posted **Jan 12, 2021, 11:05 PM**

^^Good riddance

jpIllInoIs · #**2842** Posted **Jan 12, 2021, 11:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Toasty Joe

been waiting for this one. years too late but I just hope they let us know in advance. I want to cheer it on as those letters come crumbling down out of prominence in our great city.

YESSS!!!

SIGSEGV · #**2843** Posted **Jan 12, 2021, 11:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by jpIllInoIs

YESSS!!!

YESSS! I live on Wabash and it will be a great day when I can't see that sign from my front door...

r18tdi · #**2844** Posted **Jan 12, 2021, 11:32 PM**

Christ I've hated that tacky-ass T R U M P sign since the day it went up, well before Donnie's toxic politics came into focus.
It's like someone slapping a bumper sticker on a priceless Ferrari. I will dance in the street when it comes down.

SIGSEGV · #**2845** Posted **Jan 12, 2021, 11:34 PM**

hmm just got this, but I assume sadly unrelated:

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NotifyChicago: The Wabash St. Bridge will be closed again on Wed, Jan 13 from 9am to 3pm for continued maintenance. Please consider an alternate route.

Randomguy34 · #**2846** Posted **Jan 13, 2021, 12:00 AM**

The removal will beautify the Chicago River corridor

southoftheloop · #**2847** Posted **Jan 13, 2021, 12:21 AM**

I’d take the removal of that sign over another trophy tower rising from the river’s edge anyday

Busy Bee · #**2848** Posted **Jan 13, 2021, 1:14 AM**

Take it down and blow it up.

rlw777 · #**2849** Posted **Jan 13, 2021, 2:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by BVictor1

https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-ha...ot-impeachment

Massive Trump Tower sign along Chicago River must come down, alderman says

The residents of Trump tower gotta be pumped. That sign has got to be hurting condo values a bit. Not to mention the fact that I see people regularly giving the finger to that building from Michigan Ave.

ardecila · #**2850** Posted **Jan 13, 2021, 4:43 AM**

I'm not sure what legal basis the city has to compel the removal of the sign. Seems like a loser in court.

SIGSEGV · #**2851** Posted **Jan 13, 2021, 5:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

I'm not sure what legal basis the city has to compel the removal of the sign. Seems like a loser in court.

What would happen if the city just Meigs Fields the sign?

Steely Dan · #**2852** Posted **Jan 13, 2021, 5:17 AM**

i would hope that the city would make some kind of official public spectacle out of it.

call it the "Trump Dump" and figure out a way to blast those stupid ugly letters off of the side of the building and let them splash into the river below all while Steam's "na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye" blares on loudspeakers to the cheers of millions!

maybe dye the river orange as one last final send off to all of his stupid fucking narcissistic orange-ass fakery.

that sounds like my kind of party!

SIGSEGV · #**2853** Posted **Jan 13, 2021, 5:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

i would hope that the city would make some kind of official spectacle out of it.

call it the "Trump Dump" and figure out a way to blast those stupid ugly letters off of the side of the building and let them splash into the river below all while Steam's "na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye" blares on loudspeakers to the cheers of millions!

that sounds like my kind of party!

They can auction off blowing up each letter to pay for shit.

pip · #**2854** Posted **Jan 13, 2021, 2:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

i would hope that the city would make some kind of official public spectacle out of it.

call it the "Trump Dump" and figure out a way to blast those stupid ugly letters off of the side of the building and let them splash into the river below all while Steam's "na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye" blares on loudspeakers to the cheers of millions!

maybe dye the river orange as one last final send off to all of his stupid fucking narcissistic orange-ass fakery.

that sounds like my kind of party!

Not a bad idea. St Patrick's day(drinking, eating, music and celebrations) the river is dyed green and on Dump Trump day(re-enactments of a coup, crying, nausea, and general malaise) it is dyed orange

harryc · #**2855** Posted **Jan 13, 2021, 2:44 PM**

Just take down the T - truth in advertising.

cityofneighborhoods · #**2856** Posted **Jan 13, 2021, 3:39 PM**

I wonder what the probability is of this building being sold altogether. Gradually the whole gross T**** association to the building could change

ardecila · #**2857** Posted **Jan 13, 2021, 4:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by SIGSEGV

What would happen if the city just Meigs Fields the sign?

That would be logistically difficult in a canyon of skyscrapers with roads, bridges, and boats underneath. The removal of that sign, like the installation, would need to be carefully planned and slowly executed. It can't be done under the cover of night. IIRC the original installation took a few weeks and went up one letter at a time.

If the city wants to take away the sign's power swiftly, it'd be a lot easier to invite that artist back with the floating pigs, and give him an arts grant to hire a parade balloon company for a "temporary arts installation".

RedCorsair87 · #**2858** Posted **Jan 13, 2021, 8:45 PM**

Breaking News: Emmanuel Welch is the new speaker!

https://www.chicagotribune.com/polit...2fq-story.html

SamInTheLoop · #**2859** Posted **Jan 13, 2021, 11:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by SIGSEGV

They can auction off blowing up each letter to pay for shit.

I'd put in a bid. Would get my behind handed to me I'm sure, but I'd be game.

SamInTheLoop · #**2860** Posted **Jan 13, 2021, 11:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

I'm not sure what legal basis the city has to compel the removal of the sign. Seems like a loser in court.

Yeah, I'm sure it would be. May need to wait for a more business related catalyst. Do have this sneaking suspicion Trump Organization is about to "go through some things" as it were, so

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