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Cleveland Park Getting in the Banner Game

These banners are double sided with green on one side and black on the other. Which do you like better these or the new ones from Adams Morgan? Personally I prefer the NoMa banners. Back in 2009 we looked at some other examples of neighborhood banners.

Category: Cleveland Park

By: Prince Of Petworth | 10 December 2012 10:05 PM | 15 Comments

victoria

Wow – embarrassingly bad. Looks like the something “designed” by a not-really-that-clever-kid and pushed through by doting but deluded and well-connected parents.

December 10, 2012 at 10:30 pm
- Anon'y
  
  I want to know who got the contract to make all these awful banners. They all look like they were designed in MS Paint. Follow the money…..especially in DC….
  
  December 11, 2012 at 12:12 am
anon

indeed… looks trashy.

December 11, 2012 at 12:17 am
Anonymous

“Michael, look at banner!”

-GOB Bluth

December 11, 2012 at 8:47 am
Bloomingdale Rez

A comment on the 2009 banner post questioned who pays for these banners? Anyone know?

December 11, 2012 at 9:06 am
Anonymous

80′s midwestern mall.

December 11, 2012 at 9:11 am
petwurf

These are both terrifically trashy. I’ve never understood why neighborhoods/BIDs/ANCs ever want/allow these things.

December 11, 2012 at 9:27 am
mrtindc

How about banners that say “Cleveland Park – NIMBY Central” or “Cleveland Park: We’d Rather Have Vacant Storefronts than Restaurants”

December 11, 2012 at 9:45 am
emmaleigh504

Awful. I wish the banner trend would die.

December 11, 2012 at 9:52 am
- annonny
  
  Ugh, me too. Reminds me of every Simpsons episode when Mayor Quimby gets sold on a stupid trend by a fast-talking salesman. Like the Springfield Monorail….
  
  “Hey BID….nobody will notice all those cracked sidewalks and rats if you put up some of my super-awesome BANNERS!”
  
  I wish Adams Morgan would bring back the light-up shoe and martini glass.
  
  December 11, 2012 at 9:57 am
bgluckman

How about instead of wasting time and money on banners, Cleveland Park instead ends its outdated restaurant restrictions to give folks more of a reason to go there than to see a movie at the Uptown?

December 11, 2012 at 9:57 am
Peggy

I prefer the Dupont and U Street banners. The fonts on all of the others could use a different font or background color. There is so much more out there besides Arial Bold ALL CAPS.

December 11, 2012 at 10:28 am
theheights

This banner trend should end. Now. But I’m always bemused by the comments claiming empty storefronts and few restaurants in Cleveland Park. Clearly a lot of PoPville repeat what they read on here without checking out what’s actually in Cleveland Park.

December 11, 2012 at 12:04 pm
Anon200009

I think the next PoPville contest should be to set these catchy lyrics to music:
Live it up!
Live it up!
Live it up!
Live it Uptown!

December 11, 2012 at 2:40 pm
Mike

Which ones do I like? None of them.

December 11, 2012 at 9:58 pm