Unfortunate that it will be part of a CTA station, especially since the CTA is going under. I hope there is another plan for where it will be on display once the entire transit system is dismantled.
A former roommate of mine had a piece of the Berlin wall that he got when he was in Berlin. There was a lot of speculation here that it wasn't real. Too bad people weren't handing out Certificates of Authenticity at the time the wall was coming down. Maybe Hasselhoff should have been filling those out instead of singing. The world would be a better place today if he had. ;o)
Posted by:
Tom on Oct 27, 07 | 9:17 am
Hey Matt, remember when Kristina visited Berlin shortly after the wall came down and she got us pieces of the wall. It's one of my prized possessions.
With the ever-growing establishment of graffiti as an artform, the Berlin Wall plays a significant role in the history of this art.
Cool except for the part of it being associated with the CTA. You know that's not going to work out well long-term.
Posted by: on Oct 27, 07 | 3:26 pm
moose, mine has some nice deep maroon paint on it. I should post a pic of it along with Gorbachev's parsley leaf.
Posted by:
spudart on Oct 27, 07 | 10:00 pm
I wonder if the graffiti artists in chicago will end up tagging the berlin wall.
Posted by:
spudart on Oct 27, 07 | 10:01 pm
my piece of the berlin wall is covered with white paint symbolizing a lot of stuff.
I don't understand why people think the CTA is going to completely disappear. The Western Brown Line stop has been there since the 1920s. Yes, there is the doomsday play with the bus cuts. But they aren't going to get rid of the trains anytime soon.
The main thing i'd be concerned about is people coming up to the wall with a pickax wanting to get a piece of the berlin wall for themselves.
Posted by:
spudart on Oct 29, 07 | 10:05 am
