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Old Posted Sep 23, 2012, 9:07 PM
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I'd say anything that has to do with a NYC sports team, or an emblem.
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Old Posted Sep 23, 2012, 9:23 PM
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Old Posted Sep 23, 2012, 9:25 PM
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too bad they couldn't make it rock island, rock hard with like a giant erect crane loading a grain barge...

oh shit this is the main room...
Or more appropriately Rock Solid...Rock Isla...POP, POP, POP, DUCK, HE'S GOT A GUN!!

Actually in the photo next to the logo it shows more of Davenport across the river.
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2012, 12:30 AM
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The city seal:


Source.

The motto, "Levo oculos meos in montes," means "I lift my eyes to the mountains."

The city logo, featuring the cupola of city hall:


Source.
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2012, 2:19 AM
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2012, 2:33 AM
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2012, 2:36 AM
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Logo:

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Old Posted Sep 24, 2012, 3:21 AM
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Arvada, Colorado (I live here)


Westminster, Colorado (North of where I live)


Jefferson County (I live here as well)


Adams County (East of where I live)
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2012, 4:56 AM
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I think the Chicago flag serves the purpose of a city logo more so than the seal. It's more iconographic and certainly much more ubiquitous.

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Old Posted Sep 24, 2012, 4:57 AM
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2012, 5:09 AM
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(Courtesy Oregon Environmental Council)

Our flag is more "famous" though.

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Old Posted Sep 24, 2012, 6:38 PM
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wikipedia.org


strongcitiesstrongstate.com


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wikipedia.org


cityofalhambra.org




everythinglongbeach.com


bearflagmuseum.blogspot.com


usflags.com
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2012, 8:43 PM
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Pittsburgh's is bad ass. Gothic style in da house.




And all the sports teams use the colors of it. BLACK & YELLOW!


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Old Posted Sep 24, 2012, 8:45 PM
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No wonder Wiz Khalifa made that song. I guess he's a Pittsburgh native?
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2012, 8:51 PM
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lol. yes.
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2012, 8:56 PM
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Arvada, Colorado (I live here)
Reminds me of the Cannon Group logo:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cannon_Group
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2012, 8:57 PM
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Didn't we just do this thread like a few months ago?
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2012, 11:00 PM
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More formal


This is the more brand-conscious logo you see a lot:
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