Landmarks · 1927 · neon 1939
The Sign
Prospect Tower, South Roof
What is true
The rooftop TUDOR CITY beacon the co-op tried to remove in 1995 — and the Landmarks Commission legally forced them to keep.
What it became
They are not allowed to take it down because it is the only thing holding the centuries apart. Click it three times if you dare.
Make it remember how to burn
The rooftop beacon went dark — tubeless, 1990 to 2015. They could not take it down. Click it three times, if you dare, and it remembers how to burn.
It remembers. The other name burns red over the city. “Don't say it out loud up here.” — Wren