Channel 7 on-air talent has orgasmic reaction over ugly new D-E-T-R-O-I-T sign along I-94

[MWmetalhead]

I think the sign looks absolutely stupid in the location it was placed, and I think the wide spacing between its letters also looks goofy.

I also am wondering why a teal color was chosen?

The clowns on channel 7 last evening had an over the top enthusiastic reaction to the new signage. If I didn't know any better, I'd swear their on-air talent works for the Mayor's office!

Kudos to the Detroit Free Press for offering an objective report on the matter, unlike channel 7's garbage reporting.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/ ... 272075007/

[Round Six]

Need get some big a$$ blink and hang it over the sign. Giant costume jewelry, that sort of thing. Gotta believe those letters will get all graffiti'd up before the draft blows into town. And become a favorite background for 313 rap videos.

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I think the sign looks absolutely stupid in the location it was placed, and I think the wide spacing between its letters also looks goofy.

I also am wondering why a teal color was chosen?

The clowns on channel 7 last evening had an over the top enthusiastic reaction to the new signage. If I didn't know any better, I'd swear their on-air talent works for the Mayor's office!

Kudos to the Detroit Free Press for offering an objective report on the matter, unlike channel 7's garbage reporting.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/ ... 272075007/

The teal color is present throughout the city on official vehicles, the buses, the spirit of Detroit.. so that’s why it was chosen. It is also on Billboards… it’s the official promotional color. As to the spacing… they were going for a knockoff of the Hollywood sign. Much landscaping work has been done on 94 for the draft because they expect people will fly in and go down 94 to downtown. If they are smart the random patches of Daffodils that have planted themselves along the freeway will not be mowed down until later. They chew them up annually before they are done blooming for some stupid reason. They went to the trouble of starting an express bus from the Airport to downtown on a 1 year trial just to accommodate the crowds.

[Bobbert]

And become a favorite background for 313 rap videos.

Why not? Paul McCartney used the Uniroyal tire as a backdrop for a music video.

https://youtu.be/1YeQgLM_Vds?si=ep1Zyz_jcyA_sAKO&t=154

[MWmetalhead]

Thanks for the info regarding the color choice, Rate This.

The sign should've been placed in a spot that was less congested, where more green space exists.

It looks oversized and unnatural on that tiny plot of land.

The Uniroyal tire is a much cooler landmark than this new sign is.

[MWmetalhead]

The mock-up presented in connection with the funding request looks a 100x nicer than the real deal.

A Detroit-based rapper is already writing disparaging lyrics regarding the new sign! (I agree 100 percent with his point of view.)

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/enter ... 272637007/

[TC Talks]

The matrice and the pedestal are horrible. This seems like it was designed for larger letters.

[edj]

Need get some big a$$ blink and hang it over the sign. Giant costume jewelry, that sort of thing. Gotta believe those letters will get all graffiti'd up before the draft blows into town. And become a favorite background for 313 rap videos.

Wouldn't be surprised if there's graffiti on it by this time tomorrow. They've done it to bridges mere hours after they are replaced.

[Dan in Northville]

And become a favorite background for 313 rap videos.

Why not? Paul McCartney used the Uniroyal tire as a backdrop for a music video.

https://youtu.be/1YeQgLM_Vds?si=ep1Zyz_jcyA_sAKO&t=154

Maybe Paul could come back to town and do another video at the Giant Slide on Belle Isle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcwDu8wczJc

[Rate This]

Need get some big a$$ blink and hang it over the sign. Giant costume jewelry, that sort of thing. Gotta believe those letters will get all graffiti'd up before the draft blows into town. And become a favorite background for 313 rap videos.

Wouldn't be surprised if there's graffiti on it by this time tomorrow. They've done it to bridges mere hours after they are replaced.

They do pretty good painting them over on the core freeways… you can bet that sign will be watched like a hawk.

[Graham Wellington]

What are the odds at least three of the letters show up at a scrapyard by month end?

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The cops had to shoo passers by away who were stopping on the shoulder of 94 and walking all over the landscaping last night.

[MWmetalhead]

The sign reminds me much more of the "Toronto" sign in downtown Toronto (in a public square) than the iconic Hollywood sign.

The Toronto sign has a better design than this one and is located in a far more sensible location.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Sign

[edj]

Signs like this aren't uncommon. Cleveland has one. Even Guam does. In these cases however it's not on a busy freeway.

[Pocketchange]

The mock-up presented in connection with the funding request looks a 100x nicer than the real deal.

I would say it looks pretty much the same. But still underwhelming.