civilized ku # 1138 ~ rarely seen Heinzosaurus Urbanus

Caged Heinzosaurus Urbanus ~ PPG Plaza - Pittsburgh, PA • click to embiggen

Update on Friday, October 7, 2011 at 01:16AM by gravitas et nugalis

Featured Comment: Markus Spring wrote/asked: "And this is not a brand name defacement, but the ultimate self-ironisation of the brand holder, I guess?"

my response: Markus - the world headquarters for Heinz is located in the building to the left of the Heinzosaurus Urbanus so I guess this is their way of saying, "Heinz is here".

Featured Comment: Mary Dennis wrote: "That is a bloody ugly piece of sculpture. And it's muzzled by a bottle cap?"

my response: Mary - that's so all the bloody ketchup won't spill out.

Comments

[John Linn]

Careful... looks like that Heinzosaurus Urbanus may "catch-up" (Ketchup)

[Markus Spring]

And this is not a brand name defacement, but the ultimate self-ironisation of the brand holder, I guess?

[aaron]

what a depressing and backwards city.

[Mary Dennis]

That is a bloody ugly piece of sculpture. And it's muzzled by a bottle cap?