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(Boing Boing) Sad San Francisco's iconic neon Yahoo to come down. Don't bother searching for it   (boingboing.net) divider line 21
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Jamdug! [TotalFark]
2011-11-17 08:06:22 PM
'More than a decade' constitutes 'iconic'?
 
mjoven1975
2011-11-17 09:56:05 PM
It was far sadder when the Union 76 clock tower came down to make room for the new high rise apartments that near the Bay Bridge.

i44.photobucket.com
 
Barakku
2011-11-17 10:57:42 PM
Jamdug!: 'More than a decade' constitutes 'iconic'?

Iconic means people recognize it, not that old people think it's been around long enough to be important.
 
Twin 40s
2011-11-17 11:18:24 PM
Yes, this iconic thing that I have never heard of
 
demonfaerie [TotalFark]
2011-11-17 11:25:16 PM
upload.wikimedia.org

I never heard of this icon, but I was crushed when they disassembled the Spindle.
 
RoyBatty
2011-11-17 11:25:56 PM
thechive.files.wordpress.com
images1.wikia.nocookie.net

That Yahoo! board was very cool.
 
RoyBatty
2011-11-17 11:27:40 PM
i.imgur.com


i.imgur.com
 
Bondith
2011-11-17 11:30:00 PM
Jamdug
'More than a decade' constitutes 'iconic'?

Yahoo: Serious business.
 
Mixolydian Master [TotalFark]
2011-11-18 12:11:27 AM
2.bp.blogspot.com

Neon Graveyard? Park it there next to the Geocities sign.

www.bharatentrepreneurs.com
Amazingly enough, the Yahoo sign in downtown Fukushima glows, and it's made from cardboard and aluminum
 
cyberspacedout
2011-11-18 12:46:31 AM
Twin 40s: Yes, this iconic thing that I have never heard of

Google it.
 
Phoenix_M
2011-11-18 01:52:19 AM
I drive by it almost everyday I'll miss that sign.
 
APE992
2011-11-18 02:27:00 AM
Sorry, I've been in the bay area my entire life and I've never seen it.
 
sarah_t_s
2011-11-18 02:32:23 AM
cyberspacedout: Twin 40s: Yes, this iconic thing that I have never heard of

Google it.

I'll have to Ask Jeeves about that.
 
RoyBatty
2011-11-18 02:59:00 AM
i.imgur.com http://g.co/maps/e2kvm

Nearish 464 6th Street, SF
 
jedzz
2011-11-18 04:55:40 AM
The Yahoo sign is really neat, but how is it "iconic" when it sits mere yards away from the neon Coke sign?

imgs.sfgate.com

That is an icon. We're still keeping it, right?

Right?
 
DanInKansas
2011-11-18 07:36:31 AM
So why is it coming down? Maybe my reading comprehension is declining with age, but I didn't see it in TFA. Not like Yahoo has run out of money.
 
blindy the pirate
2011-11-18 08:27:15 AM
I loved drinking that stuff when I was a kid. Why does progress aways destroy my childhood memories?
 
Optimal_Illusion
2011-11-18 01:07:47 PM
Before the Internet, "San Francisco's Iconic Neon Yahoo" would have described quite a few people.
 
MrEricSir
2011-11-18 02:25:46 PM
jedzz: That is an icon. We're still keeping it, right?

Right?

They just upgraded it a couple years ago to be more energy efficient. Seems like they don't plan on removing it soon.
 
Radioactive Ass
2011-11-19 02:56:45 AM
What about the old Hamms beer sign? I used to love that one as a kid. Sad to see that one go. It beats the Coca-Cola one by a mile.
 
Optimal_Illusion
2011-11-19 01:57:30 PM
mjoven1975: It was far sadder when the Union 76 clock tower came down to make room for the new high rise apartments that near the Bay Bridge.

[i44.photobucket.com image 418x640]

Aw, when did that happen? My family moved back to Oklahoma in the early 80s, and I really miss the days in the Bay Area.
 
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