Originally cleanly incised at the joins:
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5 comments:
Looks like temporary stainless steel banding until they can figure out whats wrong. Remember granite panels have been popping off this building recently.
Worse, no question about it.
SSDD
One hopes they are being prepared for removal - along with the rest of the building.
I think it's entirely appropriate that the State of Illinois should be putting on some totally pimp-style bling.
It looks like a temporary situation, while they perform some maintenence. If that is the case, I don't see a problem with it being there for the short term.
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