What Do Grand Manse and a Strip Club Have in Common?
I’ve been meaning to blog about this for months, but this morning’s Deena Winter column is finally going to get me to do it: Those Vegas-style signs outside Grand Manse (aka Old Fed) are horrible.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not opposed to flashy signage. I wouldn’t even mind spiffier electronic billboards around town. But Grand Manse’s two electronic signs are completely out of character with the building. The first time I saw one of the signs I asked, “When did they put a strip club in Old Fed?”
I feel the building owners’ pain. They want you to pay attention to a building that they can’t directly apply other signage to. Yeah, I know, boo hoo for the people who knew that when they bought the joint. Still…
I don’t have any alternative solutions, and I doubt, after spending what must have been big bucks on the two signs, they’re all that interested in hearing them anyway. What do you think about the signs?
The Comments
Fletch says I hate them here, I June 17, 2009 at 9:29am
I hate them here, I hate them there, I hate them everywhere.
JT says Agreed June 17, 2009 at 11:33am
Not sure how the planning department gave them approval for the signs. The look awful.
Erik says what bothers me June 17, 2009 at 1:39pm
What bothers me the most about the sign is the poor quality and the size. It looks like they came from the early 90’s, at best. The resolution is horrible and they are very deep. They make much nicer electronic signs.
Also, they are advertising more than just events on there. Just now there was a job listing up on the board, making them even more tacky and out of place. Does that make it a billboard and subject to those rules? Or does this city not regulate billboards?
Mr. Wilson says RE: what bothers me June 17, 2009 at 1:43pm
Signage Downtown is less strictly regulated than signage elsewhere. I would have to dig up the ordinance to know the exact differences.