Slog - Comments on Desperately Seeking: Wonder Bread Sign http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig A friend who lives in the Central District texts: This is probably out of your area, but they took down the Wonder Bread letters and started knocking down the factory today. I want to know where the letters went and what's happening. Would you Slog about it? I texted back and referred him to this 2006 article in The New York Times about locals clamoring for a piece of the sign. (You might need TimesSelect to view the article, not sure.) The San Diego company that is developing the 1.6-acre property said the sign would be donated to the... Copyright 2008 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:25:05 -0800 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:11:08 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Fnarf I support the death penalty for these cultural terrorists.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c784685 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c784685 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:42:34 -0800 Comment by Jeff I'd put it in the Sculpture Park. It is more artistic then half of the stuff there already. I wish Virginia and Bagly Wright would find somwhere else to store the overflow from their garage.

]]> Jeff http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c784744 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c784744 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:47:11 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I agree. That's where it belongs. In fact, if the Sculpture Park was a sign graveyard, I might be interested in going there.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c784767 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c784767 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:05:36 -0800 Comment by kid icarus I hope Pratt gets the sign. And it's about time they knocked that building down.

]]> kid icarus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c784797 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c784797 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:26:57 -0800 Comment by some guy I work for a company that is doing some of the work on the new building, apparently they want to save the sign and put it back up following construction, but have to get approval from the Wonder Bread people

]]> some guy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c784934 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c784934 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:05:08 -0800 Comment by Shaniqua Jackson Y'all is ruinin the hood I grew up in.

]]> Shaniqua Jackson http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c784941 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c784941 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:13:28 -0800 Comment by Wondering Does anyone know what's going to be built there?

BTW #6: Not funny--fuck-off.

]]> Wondering http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c784966 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c784966 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:38:45 -0800 Comment by Giffy The proper response to the demise of some fucking corporate bread sign is "who the fuck gives a shit"

]]> Giffy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c784980 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c784980 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:50:48 -0800 Comment by Colton In Detroit they tore down the Wonder Bread sign and factory and built a casino... not a fair trade in my opinion.

No clue as to what happened to the sign :-/

]]> Colton http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c785002 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/desperately_seeking_the_wonder_bread_sig#c785002 City Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:11:08 -0800