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An application was received from Heritage Flag American Repertory Theater requesting permission for a eight (8) temporary pole banners on Broadway and eighteen (18) along Massachusetts Avenue on Electrical poles announcing ARTS's upcoming production of Life of Pi, from December 1, 2022 through January 31, 2023
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City of Cambridge
Electrical Department
Banner Permit
Applicants Name: Amy Macdonald
Address: 18 Lakeville Rd, Jamaica Plain, MA
Organization or Business Represented: Heritage Flag lo Ine for the American
Repertory Theater
ole locations: Street and pole numbers attach separate sheet if necessary:
See attached
Type Logo, Wording, Insignia:
See attacked
Date of attachment: 11/21 / 2022 Date of removal: 1/30/2023
Contact Person:
Amy Macdonald
Telephone:
[phone removed]
Cell phone:
Same
Email:
[email removed]
Attachments to Poles:
1. Attachments shall be made with proper hardware and shall only be attached with
non-corrosive metal clamps or brackets.
2. Banners attached to poles shall not exceed a total of 1800 square inches,
approximately 18 inches x 48 inches, 24 inches x 36 inches, 24 inches x 48,
or 30 inches x 60 inches. The actual size is subject to required clearances.
3. Banners cannot be attached to wood utility poles.
4.
Banners shall have a minimum clearance of:
a. 16 feet over a roadway
b. 12 feet over a sidewalk
5. Banners shall not interfere with or obstruct, or otherwise block any roadway
signs, lighting, or traffic signals.
6. The City reserves the right to remove, or order to be removed any banner deemed
unsafe, not properly installed, or creating a hazard and the applicant may be
subject to costs.
7. An applicant must provide a description of the materials the banner is made of,
method of attachment, and means of installation (contractor name and contact
information).
Approved by: June Muel
Date: 11/14/22
HERITAGE
A G
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To: The Cambridge City Council
November 10, 2023
Honorable Councilors,
On behalf of the American Repertory Theater, I would like to request permission for a light pole
banner program to promote the ART's upcoming production of Life of Pi. We would like the banners
to be installed from December 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023.
We request permission to have the banners on eight Broadway poles and on eighteen Massachusetts
Avenue pole. The pole numbers are as follows, and are show on attached maps:
Broadway:
79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 88
Massachusetts Avenue:
134, 140, 142, 148, 150, 154, 156, ?, 168, 170, 172, 174, 176, 178, 184, 180, 182, 188
The proposed banner desgns are attached.
Thank you for your consideration,
Amy Macdonald
President
Heritage Flag Co., Inc.
m) [phone removed]
[email removed]
HERITAGE FLAG CO., INC - 100 FRANKLIN ST. - ALLSTON - MA - 02134
HERITAGE
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Light pole banner program: Life of Pi
American Repertory Theater
BANNER DESIGNS
GET SWEPT AWAY
GET SWEPT AWAY
LIFEOFPI
American Repertory Theater
DEC 4 - JAN 29
LIFEOFPI
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American Repertory Theater
DEC 4 - JAN 29
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MA Ave (Harvard Square) poles
a.L.I.
AmeticanRepertoryTheater.org
Broadway poles
ELLERY
ELLERY
LIBRARY
79
TROWBRIDGE
80
81
CRLS
82
83
FELTON
WARE
84
STARBUCKS
PRESCOTT
ART
MUSEUM
QUINC
Dawes
CAMBRIDGE ST.
Island
Park
GARDEN ST.
1188
MA AVE.
CHURCH ST.
18 Acorn (short) light poles
24"x 36" banners
DUNSTER ST.
HOLYOKE ST.
HARVARD ST.
INDEN ST.
PLYMPTON ST.
BOW ST.
MA AVE.
ARROW ST.