I won’t belabor you with the pros of having Andy Warhol’s “Flower” (that’s a title, not a euphemism) rightfully bestowed on the cap of Tacoma’s famous landmark. Nor will I bore you with yet another historical recap of the previously mentioned submission. You can read about it here and here and here and here and here. I won’t even argue those who say that it would be a waste of money and an eyesore (just know that you are wrong). What I will ask of you is that you take a good hard look at that picture above and tell me you wouldn’t want to see it in real life. After battling unimaginable demons through the freakish hellscape of glass and neon that is the Fife I-5 corridor, I for one would relish an eyeful of pop art. Tell me that it wouldn’t ignite that flicker of hometown pride that resides in the lower cockles of every Tacoman (and Tacwoman). And we all could use a little more joy and whimsy these days.
More renders can be found here and are the property of their respective rights-holders/lein-holders.
I would be remiss if I also missed an opportunity to plug my friends at Beautiful Angle:
And don’t miss Jay-Z and Kanye West, Dec 16th!
