""CITGO may think of this as their Sign, but in Boston, we think of it as ours," Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan, who represents Kenmore Square, said in a press release about the sign's move. The 60-foot by-60-foot illuminated sign, bearing the oil company's name and simple triangular logo, appears to fans inside Fenway Park to hover above the Green Monster and is commonly spotted on TV broadcasts of Red Sox home games."
"As part of a redevelopment project on Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon Street, including 660 Beacon St., the sign is set to shift slightly, but remain highly visible. It will be moved 30 feet higher and 120 feet east of where it sits now, CITGO and Suffolk Construction said in a press release Wednesday. Work to move the sign will begin "in the near future," with plans in place to minimize the amount of time the sign will be unlit, CITGO and Suffolk said."
The 60-foot-by-60-foot CITGO sign will be moved 30 feet higher and 120 feet east as part of redevelopment around Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon Street, including 660 Beacon St. Suffolk Construction is managing the project and says work will begin in the near future with plans to minimize dark time for the illuminated sign. The sign has sat atop 660 Beacon St. since 1940 and adopted its familiar red triangle logo in 1965. Local leaders described the sign as a beloved Boston landmark visible from Fenway Park and during Marathon coverage. Past local outcry prevented its removal in the early 1980s.
Read at Boston.com
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