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det-riot:

resurgedetroit:

The Yellow Pages sign, visible from the Lodge, is finally coming down!

This is so sad. I drove by it today and the entire left side was gone and I really don’t understand why they couldn’t just leave it there? It’s a notable landmark, there is no point in removing it. UGH WHY

sigh
  1. det-riot:

    resurgedetroit:

    The Yellow Pages sign, visible from the Lodge, is finally coming down!

    This is so sad. I drove by it today and the entire left side was gone and I really don’t understand why they couldn’t just leave it there? It’s a notable landmark, there is no point in removing it. UGH WHY

    sigh

  1. 133 notesTimestamp: Thursday 2011/12/08 15:29:00Via: det-riotSource: resurgedetroitbuildboardsbuildingschangesdetroitfavoritefreewayhighwaylandmarkslodgemichiganold schoolsignsurbanvintageyellow pagestypography
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    i loved the Yellow Pages sign! so sad to that it was taken down! i wonder if someone bought it for posterity (or pieces...
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    I saw this every time I left my grandma’s house when she still lived in Detroit. This picture brings back at least 4,550...
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    this was so apart of travel in detroit for me. i can remember seeing it in the window when i was so little i couldnt see...
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    Less then one week its gone!
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    noooo:(