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Alas, one of the few remaining signs of San Francisco's glory days of capitalism has turned dark. The Schwab sign at Montgomery, you see, has been turned off.
SFist reader Alexandria, who snapped the shot at left, tells us. "I knew Charles Schwab was moving (had moved), but I wasn't prepared for this. Their electronic sign on Montgomery Street is dark! How will I ever know what time it is again? Or what the temperature is outside? Or when the NASDAQ is up or down? My world will never be same."
We hear you, Alexandria. The Schwab sign was a warm, comforting glow nestled in the Financial District, one that said, "Hey, you're poor. Also, your lunch hour is over." But, like, in a really nice way.
OK, truth is we don't know when, exactly, the sign went off for good. Could've been ages ago. Irrespective, we'll miss it as we do the stock exchange and that funky E-trade building.
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Schwab was once a huge employer in San Francisco occupying many buildings downtown connected by a bus/shuttle (AKA Schwuttle). Sadly, since the dotcom bust, Schwab has been gradually moving more and more operations to Arizona.
They've definitely reduced headcount, but they're still a big employer in SF, and the Schwuttle lives.
Funky E-Trade building (the one on Market street that also used to be a Sharper Image outlet) is still open as E-Trade, yes?
*looks out window
Yes.
Sez Lewis Black:
It [The Weather Channel] is the most watched cable channel in America. That means you're saying, "I'd go to the window, but it's too far." If you want to know what the weather is you go to a window and stick your hand out and if you want to know what the temperature is you drive by a BANK!
The sign went dark on Monday. I've just assumed that it was broken, it didn't occur to me that it was a result of the move.
They were taking it down when I walked by this morning.