One of the most famous or infamous
landmarks in Dallas is the Texas School
Book Depository, which, according
to the Warren Commission, is the spot
from which Lee Harvey Oswald shot
President John F. Kennedy for
visitors to Dallas.
The building is most easily recognized
by the large Hertz Rent-A-Car sign
on top.
Now that sign is about to disappear.
Dallas County now owns the building
officially called the Carroway Burg
Building. And part of the plan to remodel
it into county office space includes
repairing a crumbling parapet around the
edge and taking down the sign,
which engineers feel may be endangering
the roof structure.
Mark.
County officials have contacted Hertz to
see if the car rental company would want
to sign, but so far Hertz has not
expressed any interest.
The sign has been abandoned for
several years.
Public Works Director Judson Schook says
at least one offer has been made to buy
the sign.
But he says the county doesn't look
fondly at this particular offer.
Well, it's been proposed by
some people who have called in that they
might want to cut it up and sell it as
souvenirs.
And that would seem to be,
to me in any case, would seem to be
rather Forte's
county commissioners have issued an
invitation for bids to dismantle
and remove the sign.
They hope the job doesn't become either a
major financial burden or an
emotional and political issue.
Doug Adams, The Texas News.