What's the story on this column at the corner of Hampton and Columbia?
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I don't think I ever even noticed that. Has it been there long?
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^ that's my thought, too. My comment was going to be, "you mean the column I never noticed before? How long's that been up?"
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Is that in the JoeyB overflow parking? I was across the street Friday night SoHA bar and grill and didn't notice it
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Probably some neighborhood placemaking effort by the only people in the Hill obsessed with Corinthian columns. Though the entablature on the new column is awfully weird.
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They've been using it as a branding symbol for quite some time now.
They've been using it as a branding symbol for quite some time now.
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YesdbInSouthCity wrote:Is that in the JoeyB overflow parking? I was across the street Friday night SoHA bar and grill and didn't notice it
These came up during a Board of Adjustment meeting that I was at for an unrelated matter back in the Fall. There's going to be six of them if I recall correctly at neighborhood entrances. QT is paying for a couple of them.
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I like it, at least in principal. How else would you brand the Hill. It does at least demonstrate a certain pride and gives a nod to the local heritage. If only those hydrants could have been sculpted into Corinthian columns 
I like them, as long as they aren't plastic or PVC (which I'm sure they probably are).
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They could just put an abstract art version of those fire hydrants on the pedestal. Or even red, green, and white paint cans.STLEnginerd wrote:I like it, at least in principal. How else would you brand the Hill. It does at least demonstrate a certain pride and gives a nod to the local heritage. If only those hydrants could have been sculpted into Corinthian columns
I don't mind them.
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Shoulda gone with different icons of Italian design... an Allesi espresso machine, a Bugatti, etc. And a cannoli, of course.