Times are changing. Flickr pool member jamesmarino alerts us to the fact that the Lehman Brothers headquarters in Times Square is now broadcasting its new ownership.
Keep your chin up, bankers.
Here’s Lehman Brothers during happier times…
(Photo: jamesmarino )
(Photo: Hard Seat Sleeper )
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Next in line for the building: Starbucks!
@Geblah187: I don’t get it…
@Geblah187: I could see this happening. I, for one, am easily confused by the slight green tint of the marquees, and could easily be mislead into thinking Barclays makes bitter, overly-strong coffee. Rather than suit them out of existence, Starbucks could just take over.
@blackmage439:
I, for one, welcome our new Starbucks overlords.
If they just pull off the fixed name at the top… They can use the electronic marque to rename at a moments notice… Barclays… no WaMu… no ING… no…
Next in, Crazy Eddie’s Discount Investments!
@Inglix_the_Mad: “Building 19″ to the rescue!
That’s efficient. No signage to replace. Brilliant.
@joel.: Take a closer look. The sign in the upper-right has already been replaced.
Coming soon:
Al Harrington’s wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man emporium and warehouse
Thanks to a banking error I am now currently overstocked on wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube men, and I am passing the savings on to you!!
@sir_eccles: “Keep grandma company, entertain guests, hail a cab, or just RAISE THE ROOF!”
Love that movie.
i can see this from my bedroom. they used to the thing off after midnight… now they don’t. way to save the environment!
@digitalhen: I will trade my home in Cincinnati for your bedroom.
@chadbailey: isn’t that how this whole mess got started in the first place?
Quite dark for 9:02am in NY.
It was a dark cloudy morning this morning (seriously, bad weather)
Aw this actually makes me sad… My first job out of college was in this building and I remember being so overwhelmed and awed by it.
Of course a few months later I was dying to get out, but still – it was special for a while…
THey’re one of my company’s clients and are answering the phones “Barclays” now. The good news is Barclays is using this to get into the US broker/dealer market and very few people on this part of the business (these were not the people who brought down the company) is not going to lose many jobs.
Bye-Bye Lehman Bros. Greed is good! Right?