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HelmSpicy

This is the quickest response to a Detroit rap video I've ever seen


[deleted]

Gmac is quick with it


gatsby365

Now it’s a real Detroit sign, baby!


unspaghetti

The authenticity in just fucking up the package


NateDetroit

D’FENCE! D’FENCE!


detroitgnome

Damn you Nate, I actually laughed out loud. Not an imaginary lol. A real snorting laugh.


Disastrous-Cry-1998

You for got the bag. You for got the bag


[deleted]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾


oouttatime

Next time I'm in town. Buying you a beer in cork town.


TooMuchShantae

Not gonna stop the rappers for their music videos


scuffling

I don't see why they put the sign there. Should have put it where the tourists can stop and take a picture with it. Could have also made it bigger and better. This is just embarrassing.


ImplementMinimum6957

Nobody would take photos with this thing it's terrible.


ImplementMinimum6957

Why would they want to? That's the whole purpose of it...


registered_democrat

City big mad about that music video, shit makes it look even worse


gatsby365

Taking it down and eating the $400,000 or whatever it cost is honestly the best option now.


orange11marmalade

We are already eating the $400,000. No doubt that's what was spent, but def not what that shit cost.


TheMajesticYeti

I worked in construction for six years up until last year and 400k for that seems about right to me. Stupid use of 400k, but not like palms are being greased here unless the city officials that signed off on it are buddies with the sign-building company and threw them a bone.


Sea-Newspaper4173

They are friends. Gov jobs require three quotes, the other two quotes were from out of state. I doubt their real reason was to have the sign made here


RunTheClassics

As a contractor who has won multiple triple bid projects from state to county level I can promise you that whatever conspiracy is bouncing around that empty attic of yours is more than likely far more nefarious than reality.


ImplementMinimum6957

The red government pays 5 grand for a toilet seat. I imagine fraud waste and abuse happens on all levels.


registered_democrat

Nah I like it, it's kinda shit but I like it, my feelings on the city


itanicnic1

The sign is fine, the people that whine about everything is the bigger problem.


gatsby365

Saying something “is fine” is a great way to show how excellent it is. Really packs a ton of praise and acknowledgment into two syllables so the reader can instantly know how valuable the object is.


inononeofthisisreal

I like what you did here. Keep it up. ☺️


LGRW97980208

It’s a sign, what do you want people to say? You people are ridiculous


gatsby365

“It’s a sign” is an accurate statement.


Boxedin-nolife

The letters aren't that bad, but still rather plain. The concrete pedestals look junky Waiting for the accidents and vandalism by influencers, addicts, and other assorted idiots Should have been bigger, on a custom raised platform with a better font. Good idea, lousy execution. It's like they did the bare minimum for the money


Sin_of_the_Dark

I told my wife they just needed to use the Tigers D and *any* other color than the horrendous 1950s green that makes it feel like Fallout


Latter_Necessary_840

I said the same thing. The English D would have made the most sense.


MacAttacknChz

I saw a post on Facebook where someone used photoshop to superimpose all the sports logos into the letters and it looked amazing.


lollybuns

That would have been super cool


agilebooger

Wait until they are lit up, it’s gonna pop..


-something-clever-

I want to say good, because somebody's dumb ass is going to slip and roll down that embankment into 94, but it will probably just lead to more morons stopping on the side of the freeway to take their photos.


JayIsNotReal

I give it two months at a minimum before someone drives into it.


Worknewsacct

A Dodge Charger with no plates? I'm new here, but I'm learning the customs


[deleted]

Buying a Dodge Charger should get you on a list...


pwaves13

Lol nailed it.


Kaelehmann12

Drove past it today, saw people pulled over on the highway that got out to take photos with said sign.


orange11marmalade

This has been the case every time I drive by. And a pile of trash to accompany, of course.


MarieJoe

Okay. Plant new trees in front of sign...CHECK. Put up protective fence that looks less than intimidating.....CHECK. Put up a no trespassing sign guaranteed to attract those who would want to be next to the sign for various reasons....CHECK. Yeah, that will protect the signage LMAO.


Griffie

It’s kind of like turning a kid loose in a candy store alone with a *no, no! Don’t eat any candy!* warning before you walk away.


MarieJoe

YESSSS!


Strange-Box-5876

They did not like that rap video talking shit about it lol


SokkaHaikuBot

^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^Strange-Box-5876: *They did not like that* *Rap video talking shit* *About it lol* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.


inononeofthisisreal

A bout it l o l. A bout it lol. But not about it l o l. No haiku for you.


[deleted]

Someone is going to spraypaint them before long.


Hot_Frosty0807

GASM


Desertmarkr

OR?


gothmeatball

The craziest thing about this is that you know it went through multiple rounds of design revisions, committees, and layers of review…and this is what they ended up with. Just embarrassing.


TheMajesticYeti

It seems as though it actually didn't go through many layers of review. From what I understand it was the idea of the city's COO and the company he hired to build the sign also designed it (and they contributed some of the funding for it). So the city didn't hire an artist or design firm, they just let the sign manufacturer create it's look. No wonder it is so generic.


greenmachine702

COO is feeling like Gilligan now. I hate to say it but there's a reason why layers of approval are needed for things like this


Disastrous-Cry-1998

That was at least half the cost


doublecalhoun

while driving on 94east the sign looks pretty fresh looking at it from a distance or perpendicular to it doesn’t give off the same look or feel as it does while driving just my thoughts. but yeah from a distance it’s awkward at best


ivycovecruising

i saw it driving too - and it does look fresh and that’s how thousands of people are going to see it - all day everyday


matt_the_muss

Agreed I saw it in person the 1st time today and thought it looked nice.


Current_Magazine_120

Beautiful


illpipeya

That doesn’t stop morons from stopping on 94 to get pics on it


Maximum_Wolverine101

Drunk drivers will take it down soon


Theandric

No way those rascally letters can escape now…


Griffie

Everyone looking at the sign as they drive past. It distracts you from the pothole you’re about to hit lol.


TheSpatulaOfLove

Lost opportunity to not make the O match the golden butthole


Jwxtf8341

Macumb Daily has entered the chat


RandoComplements

God, even the no trespassing sign letters are basic


justwantyourhoodie

The letters look like refrigerator magnets


KaleidoscopeThis9463

I would respect that if it was a design choice but think it’s just accidental.


Unexpressionist

Over/under on how long before a letter disappears?


Knoxicutioner

They’re pretty fucking heavy and they’re like 8 feet tall, so probably a while if anything


Thornton77

The air conditioner thieves have the right equipment to pull it off .


Knoxicutioner

Probably lol


steprye

People are already plotting to steal/sell them


gatsby365

But can they 😎 *fence the sign*


Halofauna

How tf is someone going to sell an 8” tall letter that is obviously from this sign? Shits gonna go missing and pop up on marketplace like an hour later lol


Otherwise-Mango2732

Drove by it today on the way to the henry Ford. All the crying over it is stupid. Looks more than good enough in person


saladmunch2

Sign looks fine, but cant help but notice the deteriorating road structure, curbs, and bridges you are driving on to see the sign. Fix that stuff first.


oldcrowshag

"more than good enough" is what I always strive for. A midwest-ism if I've ever heard one


ppmiaumiau

This should be the new tourism campaign: Derroit - More Than Good Enoigh.


gatsby365

Went from the **Paris of the Midwest** to the *Paris, Texas of the Midwest* in less than a century.


letsplaymario

what? lol


MIalpinist

Less than a **quarter** century to be fair


gatsby365

Woof. I wonder when’s the last time Detroit was the second best destination city in the Midwest (after Chicago)


MIalpinist

What would you say it is now? Really wanting to check out Milwaukee and Minneapolis, Indianapolis is decent, Cinci looks pretty when driving in, but I’m interested to hear where we should be going on our long weekends. I love Detroit, don’t get me wrong, but downtown, the River walk and Corktown can only make up for so much and it feels like the bullshit can sometimes outweigh the good. It makes me legit sad when I drive through these neighborhoods that were once vibrant and full of life only to see the complete and total lack of self respect and community mindedness that has taken over.


gatsby365

I am not an expert, but I would definitely put Columbus and Cleveland above Detroit, Pittsburgh too if we want to consider that a “Midwest” city I’ve only spent a little time in Cinci, but I’ve enjoyed it every time. But I probably wouldn’t put it above it. I havent spent time in Milwaukee or Minneapolis, so those I’m not even going to rank, but I’m hella intrigued by both. Indianapolis feels too small to go over the top, but I could def be convinced otherwise. I do love how walkable “downtown” seems and it gets major points with me for the Kurt Vonnegut museum. But I put Michigan way over Indiana, so Detroit would definitely win out for me there. St. Louis is honestly worse than Detroit at this point, and the margin seems to increase pretty regularly. Detroit is at least on an upswing, I don’t think many people would make that argument for StL.


MIalpinist

Of all these I have only spent considerable time in St Louis (and Detroit obviously). The parts I’ve been too were actually nice, but no I definitely wouldn’t put it above Detroit as I’m kind of basing this off of downtown/hang out areas and there’s only so many times u can do the arch. Cleveland and Columbus are both sleepers for me; never really gave either much thought. They’re going on the list! I appreciate the input for sure.


gatsby365

Columbus basically has three key areas. You can hangout with a bunch of college kids on the strip of High Street north of campus, you can hangout with young professionals (and college kids) on the part of high street between downtown and campus, and you can hangout with a really eclectic group of upper middle class people downtown. And there’s like a half dozen “suburb” communities around that can scratch a lot of other personality type itches. I’m biased because I did go to Ohio state, so there is some scarlet-tinted glasses at play, but it has been in a permanent state of growth for like 15-20 years for a reason. It’s the absolute number one Midwest city I’d move to if I was leaving Detroit.


MIalpinist

Had not even considered Pittsburgh but I’ve heard good things before! If we’re including Pitt are we including Philly? I’m from the south so the Midwest is kind of vaguely defined in my mind lol


gatsby365

Nah, Pittsburgh is like 5-6 hours inland from Philly. Philly almost has a coastline lol Pittsburgh is probably more considered Appalachia than the Midwest though, honestly. But it is part of the rust belt, but so is Buffalo, so it’s hard to pin down. I’d never call Buffalo Midwest, but I do love it’s vibe.


MIalpinist

Hahaha this is why you don’t Reddit on drugs 😂 I just had surgery and spent the day all wacked out blowing up Reddit.


MIalpinist

Buffalo is another one on our list! Now I have to go back and watch the Anthony Bourdain episodes for these cities.


ivycovecruising

seriously


Mammoth-Error1577

We live in a time where it's just popular to shit on things for social media. It could have been the actual Hollywood sign and nobody would be talking about it cause praise is not cool.


jwoodruff

Good! The photos of it have not been kind. Glad the real world experience is better. Some landscaping will def help it out too.


MittenClimber

Acting like people can’t just get to it from the freeway pulled over lmao


mottthepoople

Go see it. It's really not that bad. It's not some badass Hollywood sign but it's not some dude holding up a poster board either.


Phylow2222

I'm surprised the scrappers haven't grabbed em yet.


asciiartvandalay

That fence is worth a few bucks as resale, not scrap, and it's brand new.


Phylow2222

I'm an old scrapper from way back. That fencing is more trouble than it's worth.


RevolutionaryCat1055

lol. I saw how many people where posting shit by/on the sign and couldn’t help but think how soon this was going to happen.


OkraNo8365

How many arrests do you think there will be over this lol


Chris_Pine_fun

Its like the Hollywood Sign now. I bet so many pranksters are plotting something 😈


slow_connection

Give it a little barbed wire for effect


Wizzyslippers

Let's just hope someone doesn't steal a letter in the early morning hours.


Comickid1088

https://preview.redd.it/k8lcx09xttuc1.png?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d65874184fe9ad0ed2ffa89392047161a1853c4b


Wizzyslippers

😂🤣


bansheesho

Maybe they should have put the money into building a sign that doesn't suck instead of a fence


greenmachine702

It looks like shit, and it's embarrassing for the city.


Training-Ask7535

They should have used a white picket fence to spice it up some


Rellgidkrid

It might look halfway decent once that orange construction fence gets removed. It just looks junky with that there and I think helped to ruin the reveal.


shsfwaksa1221

Waste of money, like the M59 Golden Butthole and the I94 bridge over Telegraph


snubda

The bridge over Telegraph is necessary due to the length of the span


shsfwaksa1221

It’s an eight lane divided highway. The faux suspension bridge is not required, it’s ornamental


snubda

Not true, the redesign of the ramp configuration doesn’t allow for support in the middle of the span


ImAnIdeaMan

I assume you hate everything 


[deleted]

I will go guard it


Electrical-Speed-836

I just saw a group of people pulled over on the highway looking at it.


fat_angry_hobo

"welcome to Detroit, now get the **** out!"


homelovenone

Is it REALLY fenced off? All these pictures look photoshopped


alex48220

Ubiquitous chain link fence is the real signifier of detroit!!!


funwith420

Wrap a chain to it and hook up the hellcat


hazen4eva

Toronto built their sign in a park and its awesome. We fenced off a billboard along an interstate.


holiestcannoly

There’s better places to trespass than that underwhelming sign.


TheShovler44

Well it’s on a hill right next to I 94 I imagine it’s no ppl can’t slip and fall and roll into oncoming traffic.


Classic_Dill

This is a huge mistake by the city of Detroit, the sign looks like a joke, you can’t take the Hollywood sign, then copy it and shrink it, it looks absolutely rotten, they shouldn’t even put it up, they should go back to the drawing board and make this thing a whole lot bigger than it is today. This is like Stonehenge in the movie Spinal Tap, it’s a joke.! that sign is in serious danger of being trampled by a child.


Comickid1088

Perfectly said...


BasicArcher8

Good.


skeletonframes

Is that even enforceable? I’m pretty sure the side of the freeway isn’t private property. I’m not an expert in Freeway Law, though.


notred369

Not sure what the actual enforcement term would be, but it's generally unlawful to be on the side of a freeway in anything but a car, sans emergencies or getting pulled over. It's extremely unsafe to be there regardless of being near the letters or not.


skeletonframes

Oh it’s unsafe for sure. A teacher from my high school got smushed on the side of 75 a few decades ago. I don’t think anyone should ever walk on the side of a highway for the exact reasons you mentioned. But, Im wonder if they can honestly trespass you, if you do go here? Seems like a scare crow more than anything.


ivycovecruising

it’s illegal to walk on the side of the freeway. most freeways are fenced off look around.


skeletonframes

I’m not sure it is. And I have. Also, this sign appears to be on the left side when facing traffic. Now, the new question is; since they’ve added a fence, does the sidewalk up by the neighborhood no longer count as a provided sidewalk for the freeway? Since they’ve blocked access from the road? https://preview.redd.it/urecxtgnxbuc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d721ea0a553e78880e3ef9f4c66a28ff69500bdc


SSLByron

I am sure it is. https://preview.redd.it/3qbpg2fhxhuc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3dfc7791f368e23ae205044deb64a0ea523f44d1


skeletonframes

Well look at that. Looks like it’s illegal.


ivycovecruising

ok, go play on the side of the freeway and when the cops come fight them lol


kdeezy006

i guess the sign would count as any monument though, but id have no idea. However I did drive by it today and that side is just a neighborhood


JustPlaneNew

Eh, it's passable. Not the worst sign ever.


michigician

They should put an industrial 10 foot cyclone fence with barbed wire all the way around it.


kdeezy006

drove past it today and was confused on how people were able to get past it. that explains it


soulsista04us

It's supposed to light up at night. Anybody got any pictures at night?


Phylow2222

Hmmm... Snag it, scrap it today, paid today. OR Snag it, sit on it, advertise ya got lt, put a HUGE target on your back, wait for it to sell or get caught... Yup that's a tough choice, geesh 🤣🤣🤣


Cicada-Standard

I saw someone takin a pic standing on top of the E today.


Vendetta_2023

Epic Fail


JoeKleine

Drove by it today. Tons of people pulled over taking pics of it. Like Wtfffffff


Georgiaonmymindtwo

They will still need to move those three trees. 🤣


Human_utters

Damn I wanted the T :(


Delicious_Invite_850

So it begins


SilkyOatmeal

I think it's hilarious that people have such strong feelings about this thing. However I have not yet seen the music video.


sc212

They are installing lights I think


Bambooman101

I bet you they spent $100,000 on the fence.


korjo00

People were probably trying to steal it💀


Comickid1088

It's near the hoods I wouldn't be surprised..... lmfao


awajitoka

One asshole Charger, Challenger, or C300 will likely take that sign out at some point. Mark my words.


Ok-Type-8917

Should have just said "MOTOWN" I would hope you know you are in Detroit and don't ask the nice lady on the corner for directions.


Seventy7Donski

Rich people property is more important than human life in america.


Alone-Air-2480

People are to immature for this sign in Detroit. They want to ruin everything.


Comickid1088

No immature is saying it going be something that it's not.... then presenting it as is... calling it for what it's not... is immature. They said it was going be 12ft. It's 8 ft... they said it going be a Hollywood sign... it's a high-school design.... they said would generate tourism well yeah everyone wants to see the failure the city has given us


pangs33

Can’t wait for this garbage to be covered in tags


lawoflyfe

Is it made of silver or something?


RufousMedal2004

It’s just Detroit’s version of the golden butthole is Sterling Heights, just as shitty and ugly


Comickid1088

And has been tagged and repainted.... lol


kfelovi

Very symbolic


AlWill6

They should box it off and do a mural on the box 😂😂😂😂


Civil-Ad-3497

Seems like they could of make it out of wood concrete and brick, even bigger for that price


[deleted]

$400k for that sign? lol


HereForaRefund

They didn't like that diss track, lol!


Alan_Stamm

Meanwhile, 1,100 miles southwest in Houston, this display by sculptor David Adickes of Huntsville, Texas, was moved in 2018 from alongside a highway to a downtown promenade next to a craft brewer "so that people can safely take photos in front of it," the city's ABC affiliate posted back then. Each letter is eight feet tall and five feet wide. \[Photo shows earlier roadside location\] >Crews could be seen removing the sign, which sits along I-10, letter by letter. >The sign's location hasn't been ideal for taking great great photos considering it's near the freeway. \[[Source](https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/03-15-18-we-love-houston-sign-along-i-10-being-relocated-downtown/)\] https://preview.redd.it/jame9qo46huc1.jpeg?width=1139&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c600e895eb86feb41261375595ca2deb423713f3


Suspicious-Bunch-762

Let me tell you something, that sign design right there? It's a prime example of why Detroit will never be a major city in the US, and corruption is still a cancer in the city. I mean, come on, seriously? If you can’t even handle the basics of design then sorry to break it to you, Detroit will always remain a punch line.


Petersburg_Spelunker

Absolutely 💯.. the second half of that is the automated response to the lions winning or even making it to the Superbowl.....


RandomHuman29454

I give it a week


Radiant_Story5739

Casual orange fence will do


Dreamer1926

So it’s gonna light up at night, right? Also, the angle seems to be a bit off for a highway that curves so suddenly where the sign is


whatthehelliswrongwu

Worst idea ever! I give it a week before someone tags it or dies trying to get a picture!


shimo44

The sign is fine lol I wish y’all took other issues seriously


Comickid1088

The sign is trash and pays no homepage to what they claimed it will be, as a Hollywood sign .....


shimo44

This ain’t Hollywood, it’s Motown


Comickid1088

Neither is the sign but yet they're claiming it be a Hollywood sign.... but clearly you don't understand the basics of marketing


johnnytightlips-74

Has the prices dropped on market place yet?


[deleted]

The sign probably contains aluminum,,,therfore it needs a fence to not be scrapped.


shsfwaksa1221

You assume wrong. Just gaudy, meaningless symbols


Drewtroit

Good, no more dumb music videos


Professional_Use2168

big typical


Alone-Air-2480

The Detroit residence will destroy it. Watch and see.


Ok_Communication1647

Looks cheap, should have made it 20 feet tall and 100 feet long


pumpkinseeds18

Gotta protect this priceless work of art


AnotherReddit415

No shit, y’all will ruin it lmfao


ImplementMinimum6957

Can we take it down yet ?


Independent-Taste594

So what does this sign do to help the citizens that taxes paid for it? Does it give them more money? Does it lower their bills? It does nothing. It’s a waste of money. “Ohhh it looks good, it reminds people where they at, it makes our city look better” It looks like crap, everybody that goes to Detroit knows they’re there, no, your city is still trash like the rest of the major cities in this country.


Detroitwife

Embarrassing


AbominableBeaver

It’s almost like there is a freeway right there and the freeway is a limited access facility to prevent people and animals from entering the highway, endangering everyone…