Citgo
Oil company and gasoline retailer
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| August 10 2020 | Extinction Rebellion members hoisted a 42x42 foot 'CLIMATE JUSTICE NOW' banner over the sign, resulting in ten protesters being arrested for trespassing and disturbing the peace. |
| November 2018 | Mayor Marty Walsh vetoed the landmark designation, coinciding with a 30-year lease agreement between Citgo and Beal. |
| November 13 2018 | The Boston Landmarks Commission voted unanimously to designate the sign as an official Boston Landmark. |
| March 15 2017 | Related Beal agreed to retain the sign for 'decades to come'. |
| October 2016 | Local developer Related Beal purchased the building housing the Citgo sign as part of a $140 million, nine-building deal. |
| July 2016 | The Boston Landmarks Commission voted to grant preliminary landmark status to the sign, preventing its removal for a three-month study. |
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