Durango! Have you seen it?
An explosion of a star right here in our fair city has occurred on the corner of 13th and Main Avenue in the Crossroads Shopping Center.
Call NASA. Call the European Space Agency. Call all the space agencies of the world! Aptly named, Supernova Furniture is indeed a gravitational collapse with a sign that’s 100 times brighter than the sun. The Supernova blue sign can certainly be seen from the entire Crestview area west of town, and maybe from outer space.
You can witness this universe spectacle the moment the sun goes down until the sun comes up the following morning. The only color compared to this is displayed on tropical fish.
I am aware that the codes and standards for lighting in Durango are fairly strict. That’s a good thing. All across the city one will see amber lights and down-turned lighting allowing everyone the opportunity to view our clear, star-filled skies.
I must be uninformed as to the hundreds of shoppers who are in desperate need of “high style furniture at an affordable price” at 2 o’clock in the morning. I have nothing against the store – more power to them – but must they share their mirrored interior and neon-blue Supernova bright sign with the population at night when they’re closed?
They must be paying an “astronomical” price for the electricity as well.
Marti Bourjaily
Durango
