{"id":1946,"date":"2007-05-31T17:25:44","date_gmt":"2007-05-31T21:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=1946"},"modified":"2007-05-31T23:43:24","modified_gmt":"2007-06-01T03:43:24","slug":"save-sams-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2007\/05\/31\/save-sams-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Save Sam&#8217;s signs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/photos-340.ak.facebook.com\/photos-ak-sf2p\/v74\/28\/39\/678265231\/n678265231_546340_6806.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=1938\">we posted<\/a> about the closing of Sam The Record Man on Yonge and openly wondered what should be done with the distinctive signage. Some suggested the homeless Canadian <strike>Rock and Roll<\/strike> Music Hall of Fame, originally planned for Metropolis monstrosity just one block south of Sam&#8217;s at Yonge and Dundas, would be an ideal tenant. Others feel that Ryerson University will gobble it up so that the school can finally face onto Yonge after years of turning its back to the hustle and bustle that surrounds the campus.<\/p>\n<p>Those of you who want to see the signage saved may want to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=2422392553&#038;ref=mf\">join the Facebook group &#8220;Save Sam&#8217;s Sign!&#8221;<\/a>. There is a form letter and specific emails of politicians that you can use to make your voice heard. As of 5:30 on Wednesday, the group has over 7,500 members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE<\/strong>: for those of you that do not have a Facebook account, you can sign <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gopetition.com\/online\/12489.html\">an online petition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.delineated.com\/\">Carrie Musgrave<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, we posted about the closing of Sam The Record Man on Yonge and openly wondered what should be done with the distinctive signage. 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