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By adamg on Fri, 01/16/2015 - 7:30am
Our own Swirlygrrl noticed the revised sign above Fort Point last night.
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Our own Swirlygrrl noticed the revised sign above Fort Point last night.
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What does it usually say?
Boston Barf Co?
Boston Wharf Co
Boston Wharf Co - I believe.
Swirly
how are these signs made?
Swirly for President.
You go girl.
Its neon. It's been there for
Its neon. It's been there for decades. I'm sure it will be repaired shortly.
Maybe they are going to
Maybe they are going to convert it to LED bulbs when they remodel the place , thus letting the existing neon just burn out.
Happens a lot, actually
During the winter I've seen it say a number of odd things. When the weather clears, they fix it, and then another section fails. I've seen it say things like Bos Wharf Trial State as well.
Last night, Fort Point was going to the dogs.
If they still had wool down
If they still had wool down there , there would be plenty of static electricity to light the whole sign
FTW!
Over in Central Square, there used to be the Cambridge Storage Company (is it now a part of the Novartis Complex?). My housemate Loved how, on a different angle, one could see it as "Cambridge Rage Company."
Metropolitan Storage
Company is still there and recently had the brick repointed and the signs repainted. So you can still see the rage signs.
They used to say that about
the Schrafft Building's sign.
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1790/228/1600/27353820_e4dc58dd2c.j
Leapin' Lizards Sandy, Look At That Sign!
Ruh Roh
Ruh Roh Reorge!
Reminds me...
...of something similar way back in the 60's. The Hotel Essex across from South Station had seen better days. So had its sign, which often had several letters unlit. The sign flashed too. For a time four letters were out & the sign flashed HOT SEX.
The worst / best
The worst / best unintentional intentional wink wink lights out on sign were
At assembly sq about ten years ago
World Gym the w l d and m went shadow
And quirk imports Mazda in quincy last year read
Quir imports