Roman Mars Explains the Genius of the Chicago Flag

Re:Roman Mars Explains the Genius of the Chicago Flag by pcrh on Saturday May 16, 2015 @03:50PM (#9557376)

I lived in SF for years, and I don't ever remember seeing its flag... although the motto (Oro en paz, fierro en guerra -- Gold in Peace, Iron in War) is common (e.g. on Police badges), I kind of liked that it was in Spanish too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_San_Francisco.svg

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Re:Roman Mars Explains the Genius of the Chicago Flag by waterlesscloud on Saturday May 16, 2015 @04:01PM (#9557413)

The phoenix motif is odd.

Atlanta has phoenix motif as well, but since it was literally burned and regrew it makes sense. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta#/media/File:Flag_of_Atl...

The Los Angeles flag couldn't be duller if it tried. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Los_Angeles#/media/File...

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Re:Roman Mars Explains the Genius of the Chicago Flag by ecksor on Saturday May 16, 2015 @04:02PM (#9557419)

SF literally burned and regrew as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake

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Re:Roman Mars Explains the Genius of the Chicago Flag by tizzdogg on Saturday May 16, 2015 @07:34PM (#9558046)

Yeah, if you're looking for it, you can see the phoenix motif all around San Francisco, not just on flags. It's the symbol of the city.. a city risen from its ashes. I quite like it actually, though I agree the actual flag is not the greatest design. He didnt mention it but the gold border is a reference to the gold rush roots of the city, if that wasnt apparent.

I dont think the flag is that hard to find.. it's flying over most government buildings at least. Though I may be inclined to notice these things since I could name the cities for a few of flags on his "bad flag" slide by sight.

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Re:Roman Mars Explains the Genius of the Chicago Flag by mixmastamyk on Saturday May 16, 2015 @05:52PM (#9557761)

The LA flag fits LA pretty well, what would you do differently?

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Re:Roman Mars Explains the Genius of the Chicago Flag by raldi on Saturday May 16, 2015 @09:42PM (#9558349)

This proposal's not bad: http://imgur.com/a/h70HJ

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Re:Roman Mars Explains the Genius of the Chicago Flag by mixmastamyk on Monday May 18, 2015 @06:50PM (#9567283)

Hmm, I prefer the south-west color scheme of the original, though the star isn't too bad.

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