Unfurling the new sign, Times Square

Theme: Signage. Notes by Mark Lentz.

These pictures were taken on the first Monday of this month, and perhaps that is when signs are traditionally changed over. Several others were being changed, including the Motorola sign -- which had been there for a couple of years -- the same day we ran its feature! It's the NYCJPG curse!

Perhaps the sign comes rolled up like a carpet on a long flatbed truck, and is lifted up by the telescoping "Skyhook" (we've seen these bend like fishing poles when they are lifting a big weight).

Then, as we see here, guys hoist it over the top and let it play out. Perhaps then they try to push all the wrinkles out to the ends, as you would in a carpet.

Looking at the big version of #3, we see it is creased horizontally -- is it printed out in strips which are then glued together? Or are these creases from being folded, not rolled? How big is it when it's all folded up?

Who gets to keep the old sign when it is removed? It's got to be good for something.

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11/10/2003

		Unfurling the new sign, Times Square Theme: Signage. Notes by Mark Lentz. These pictures were taken on the first Monday of this month, and perhaps that is when signs are traditionally changed over. Several others were being changed, including the Motorola sign -- which had been there for a couple of years -- the same day we ran its feature! It's the NYCJPG curse! Perhaps the sign comes rolled up like a carpet on a long flatbed truck, and is lifted up by the telescoping "Skyhook" (we've seen these bend like fishing poles when they are lifting a big weight). Then, as we see here, guys hoist it over the top and let it play out. Perhaps then they try to push all the wrinkles out to the ends, as you would in a carpet. Looking at the big version of #3, we see it is creased horizontally -- is it printed out in strips which are then glued together? Or are these creases from being folded, not rolled? How big is it when it's all folded up? Who gets to keep the old sign when it is removed? It's got to be good for something. All content ©2003 on behalf of its creators. if you would like to be notified occasionally about noteworthy new content on NYCJPG. This page requires a 6.0+ browser for the pictures/text to display correctly. If you have an older version of Netscape, Explorer, or AOL, the text will appear cut off and the pictures distorted. Site Tips: If you have Explorer or AOL (recent version), and a mouse with a scroll wheel, you should be able to move the mouse anywhere over the text at right and scroll it with the wheel, so you can still see the picture while reading. Most of the pages have a large version of the main picture which you can make your wallpaper by first clicking on it to download, then right-clicking and choosing "Set as Background".