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INTEREST: Neon Sign on Akihabara's Radio Kaikan Building Disassembled




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J3N0V4



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:37 am Reply with quote
21 gun salute, gentlemen, today we bid farewell to a true icon
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Mohawk52



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:55 am Reply with quote
Aye the area will be one less recognisible, but it's best that it's demolished in a controlled manor than have it come down on peoples' heads the next round of Eartquakes. Nothing said about what is replacing it though.
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egoist



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:24 am Reply with quote
John Titor must have predicted this too, which is why Steins;Gate happened according to plans.
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Mohawk52



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:46 am Reply with quote
egoist wrote:
John Titor must have predicted this too, which is why Steins;Gate happened according to plans.
Not hard to research such things as when the local goverment has given planning permission to demolish a building as such plans have to be applied for well in advance of work being carried out if approved.
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Beltane70



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:27 am Reply with quote
I'm sad to see it go. There were quite a few neat stores in that building. I always remembered that building having a pretty interesting layout.
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Surrender Artist



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:35 am Reply with quote
Mohawk52 wrote:
egoist wrote:
John Titor must have predicted this too, which is why Steins;Gate happened according to plans.
Not hard to research such things as when the local goverment has given planning permission to demolish a building as such plans have to be applied for well in advance of work being carried out if approved.


Well, presuming that Japan doesn't put such plans on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard'.
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Mohawk52



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:38 pm Reply with quote
Surrender Artist wrote:
Mohawk52 wrote:
egoist wrote:
John Titor must have predicted this too, which is why Steins;Gate happened according to plans.
Not hard to research such things as when the local goverment has given planning permission to demolish a building as such plans have to be applied for well in advance of work being carried out if approved.


Well, presuming that Japan doesn't put such plans on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard'.
Is that what they do in Pennsylvania? Laughing Don't know about Japan, but in the UK all plans regarding a change to a property are open for public scrutiny by anyone who wants to read them. They're even posted on poles on the property 28 days before and after a decision is made.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:48 pm Reply with quote
Mohawk52 wrote:
Surrender Artist wrote:
Mohawk52 wrote:
egoist wrote:
John Titor must have predicted this too, which is why Steins;Gate happened according to plans.
Not hard to research such things as when the local goverment has given planning permission to demolish a building as such plans have to be applied for well in advance of work being carried out if approved.


Well, presuming that Japan doesn't put such plans on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard'.
Is that what they do in Pennsylvania? Laughing Don't know about Japan, but in the UK all plans regarding a change to a property are open for public scrutiny by anyone who wants to read them. They're even posted on poles on the property 28 days before and after a decision is made.
Even if they're for demolishing your home to make room for a bypass?
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mewpudding101
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:09 pm Reply with quote
That's too bad. I saw that building while I was in Akihabara.

...Wait, NOW how are our heroes going to get to the past?!
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grooven



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:48 pm Reply with quote
Noooo That sign was iconic for me! My first exposure to Akiba back in 2001 >.< Sad to see it go, I still have the pictures!
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Actar



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:03 am Reply with quote
What I want to know is what will happen to all the stores in it. I'm planning on going to Japan again soon and would love to visit those stores.
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shukero



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:19 pm Reply with quote
Yeah this is just like the yahoo neon sign that everyone is threatening to take down Sad

The Golden day's are over.
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