<body> Public Ad Campaign: Turn a Roll-Down Gate Into a Thing of Beauty
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Turn a Roll-Down Gate Into a Thing of Beauty

This follow up article to the most recent NY times article on the new rolldown gate law proposes another use for these New York institutions, murals.

VIA NY Times City Room

Image Courtesy of Tats Cru www.tatscru.com

When the City Council voted this week to ban the roll-down metal security gates used to protect storefronts after hours, it was promised that one effect would be a “beautifying of our city’s landscape.” [MORE]

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