tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post4838897589930676389..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: The Miami performing arts center. By Geniusofdespair Geniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-50453589914790088962014-03-19T10:34:28.485-04:002014-03-19T10:34:28.485-04:00The outdoor advertising industry and its many lobb...The outdoor advertising industry and its many lobbyists know just how easy it is to buy the votes of sleazy and evil elected officials. Francois Illias, Lucia Dougherty, Vanessa Acosta, Joe Little... so many lobbyists...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-40491955903671212742014-03-18T22:12:52.094-04:002014-03-18T22:12:52.094-04:00What bugs me is the fact that just about all our g...What bugs me is the fact that just about all our government officials do not care about the LAW. So many of these outdoor signs are just outright illegal. Our so called leaders know it but only care about money.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-26790167419012867052014-03-18T00:06:00.842-04:002014-03-18T00:06:00.842-04:00There is a massive billboard on the Marquis Condo/...There is a massive billboard on the Marquis Condo/Hotel building on 12th Street. It faces the Arsht Center. Right on top of I-395. Huge and obnoxious. Tacky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-9512072075672174142014-03-17T19:35:45.092-04:002014-03-17T19:35:45.092-04:00Mr Gables by the Sea, maybe you should check Pat S...Mr Gables by the Sea, maybe you should check Pat Salerno's, City Manager of the Gables streetscape plan for Miracle Mile. look at the LED signs he has envisioned for Miracle Mile, now that will be beautiful. Look at his Lover's park plan that will be on the Mile. LED's are planned for the ends of the street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-81727929492463391682014-03-17T10:23:35.791-04:002014-03-17T10:23:35.791-04:00The Performing Arts Center was projected to cost $...The Performing Arts Center was projected to cost $240 Mil and the actual cost exceeded $1 Bil. The place loses over $20+ Mil per year. Taxes cover the operating losses and the massive debt service. Yes, Clear Channel and other billboard companies are trying to put up billboards to block the view of the architecture. See billboards south and west of the site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-11859713179659040692014-03-17T09:13:43.635-04:002014-03-17T09:13:43.635-04:00Clear Channel's LED billboards make everything...Clear Channel's LED billboards make everything look ugly. We have Miami Commish Marc Sarnoff to blame as he is their most effective lobbyist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-80312960755751877162014-03-17T08:56:28.134-04:002014-03-17T08:56:28.134-04:00I like their design.I like their design.Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-83328727255592699072014-03-16T23:07:12.169-04:002014-03-16T23:07:12.169-04:00If Marc Sarnoff loves LED billboards so much why d...If Marc Sarnoff loves LED billboards so much why doesn't he sign off on Clear Channel installing a few in the park across the street from his house? Aimed at his windows?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-91473516861837687292014-03-16T21:22:46.790-04:002014-03-16T21:22:46.790-04:00You know where a billboard would look super? Right...You know where a billboard would look super? Right there smack centered on that nice square area that words Adrienne Arsht Center are place. What a waste of perfectly lovely retail space. <br /><br />Who gave Adrienne the right to expect her name to be displayed on such prime LED territory anyway? Youbetcha'noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-85425617096318204672014-03-16T21:02:42.257-04:002014-03-16T21:02:42.257-04:00A full body portrait of El Comandante Carlos Gimen...A full body portrait of El Comandante Carlos Gimenez in formal dress uniform with sword grasping the reins of a black equine charger would be a most appealing subject for the billboard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-20179573192210419022014-03-16T18:20:56.979-04:002014-03-16T18:20:56.979-04:00Does anyone think there is a connection between Co...Does anyone think there is a connection between Commissioners Bruno Barrerio and Marc Sarnoff receiving numerous checks from billboard companies and then becoming the most aggressive supporters of outdoor advertising?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-11000569867209183942014-03-16T17:43:55.362-04:002014-03-16T17:43:55.362-04:00LED billboards are illegal, distracting, and incom...LED billboards are illegal, distracting, and incompatible with Miami's natural beauty. All the beautiful cities which have banned billboards in general have the right idea. There is enough bombardment of ads to residents and tourists already. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-5912149454189799572014-03-16T15:52:24.031-04:002014-03-16T15:52:24.031-04:00LED billboards are the WORST form of visual pollut...LED billboards are the WORST form of visual pollution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-38333764591965427202014-03-16T15:42:01.377-04:002014-03-16T15:42:01.377-04:00The average voter gets NOTHING from ONE more piece...The average voter gets NOTHING from ONE more piece of advertising in their day. They already have thousands of impressions....that are more tuned to THEIR taste and more effective. Even digitals are shot gun advertising and unlike ads designed for me...these are just a time waste since I am not in the demographic that happens to be buying a car this week or is sellin me a mattress or wants to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-68371723610287673922014-03-16T15:14:42.555-04:002014-03-16T15:14:42.555-04:00Thank you for showing how our unique subtropical c...Thank you for showing how our unique subtropical community can<br /> and is being debased by illegal LED billboards - thankfully city of Miami commission left out on first reading of a new sign code, permission for thousands of mini LEDs on all businesses throughout the city. Pls make sure this abomination does not creep back in on 2nd reading next month. Commissioners Hardemon and Suarez Barbaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-17105390250210116892014-03-16T14:10:47.948-04:002014-03-16T14:10:47.948-04:00How many people have noticed that the outdoor adve...How many people have noticed that the outdoor advertising industry gives a huge amount of money to politicians? Several candidates have gotten dozens of $500 checks from the outdoor advertising industry in a single election. Anyone notice? Hmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-34805810759759613622014-03-16T13:22:31.205-04:002014-03-16T13:22:31.205-04:00Coral Gables, Miami Beach, Bal Harbour, Boca Raton...Coral Gables, Miami Beach, Bal Harbour, Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Greenwich, Ct, Beverly Hills, ... 1,000's of beautiful cities ban all billboards. <br />Even San Paolo banned, and then removed, 10,000 illegal billboards. Billboards make Miami look crass and Third World. Billboards send a message to tourists and residents that our elected officials ARE FOR SALE. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-49733835918490310582014-03-16T12:45:14.990-04:002014-03-16T12:45:14.990-04:00Other examples of ugly things we could possibly ba...Other examples of ugly things we could possibly ban:<br /><br />- Bus benches with crass advertising<br />- The color "neon-" added to any color that might be painted on the side of a building or house<br />- Chain link fences in front yards<br /><br />Here's the thing, you can use the argument of capitalism or free speech or freedom of expression, but you don't see that crap inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-27208786002318227942014-03-16T11:42:02.168-04:002014-03-16T11:42:02.168-04:00One example of local government selling out. One example of local government selling out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-46488300122974501452014-03-16T11:09:31.763-04:002014-03-16T11:09:31.763-04:00My picture is deceitful? Of course it is. It is a ...My picture is deceitful? Of course it is. It is a photoshop creation. And, I was standing on the platform of the metro mover. It is making a point that your pointy head missed: it was a beautiful view, and we have been having our beautiful views trashed. This blog has been discredited long ago by haters who are too stupid to get a point. I can only add fuel to our fire. Did you even read the Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-50030818601726995142014-03-16T10:30:13.242-04:002014-03-16T10:30:13.242-04:00Every commuter has a story about a LED billboard t...Every commuter has a story about a LED billboard they hate. Almost no one sees the ads and everyone gets blinded by the distracting blinking lights, especially at dusk when LED billboards are particularly dangerous. Sleazy lobbyists and greedy politicians are to blame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-68455861532292314842014-03-16T10:21:51.541-04:002014-03-16T10:21:51.541-04:00Illegal LED billboards are disgusting. Unfortunat...Illegal LED billboards are disgusting. Unfortunately, City of Miami and Miami-Dade County Commissioners have violated Miami-Dade County's well written Sign Code and allowed several dozen of these giant TV's on sticks. Three of the most distracting and disgusting LED billboards are on Jeff Berkowitz's Children's Museum on Watson Island. Eye on Miami is correct, many cities have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-77726605087608923002014-03-16T10:13:05.170-04:002014-03-16T10:13:05.170-04:00Your picture is deceitful. You must have had to le...Your picture is deceitful. You must have had to lean out your car window to get that angle. The billboard is not in between the two buildings. Tricks like this discredit your blog. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-18532018327080512632014-03-16T09:47:00.272-04:002014-03-16T09:47:00.272-04:00Ahhh, the hand in glove working together of govern...Ahhh, the hand in glove working together of government and business! Mussolini called it ?<br />And in Russia its called ? <br />And in the US its called something or other capitalism.<br />Free enterprise ueber alles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com