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The Waffle Shop billboard repurposes a defunct rooftop billboard structure atop the Waffle Shop/Conflict Kitchen building and replaces the static message of a commercial sign with an experimental publishing system in the sky for stories, thoughts, and ideas. The system uses a set of custom-made letters that float on rails, with only the sky as the background.

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The Billboard Has Changed Websites

We have moved to The Last Billboard, check us out there for our new version of this venue.

THE LAST BILLBOARD is a 36 foot long rooftop billboard located on the corner of Highland and Baum in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Each month a different individual is invited to use the billboard. Our custom designed billboard consists of a rail system with heavy wooden letters that are changed by hand.

THE LAST BILLBOARD is curated by Lenka Clayton and Jon Rubin

Here is our available letter count.

  • 16- E
  • 13- A, I
  • 12- U, . (periods)
  • 10- G, L, N, R, S, T
  • 9- O or Zeros
  • 8- F, P
  • 7- B,D, M
  • 5-H
  • 5- C, K, V, Z
  • 4- W, Y
  • 3- J, Q, X, c (cents), !, $, commas
  • 3- 3, 4, 5, 7, 9
  • 2- 1, 6, #, %
  • 2 sets- ” “, ( )
  • 0- 2s (strangely we forgot to make 2s, but we can convert a Z in a pinch)

*we’ve tried everything billboard courtesy Anthony Discenza

Free for the Month of June, Your Text on Our Billboard

We are having a contest for the 4 weekly slots on our billboard this June.

The billboard is an experimental publishing system in the sky for stories, thoughts, and ideas. We ask that you try to push beyond the conventional and think creatively and evocatively about your submission. Go to www.waffleshopbillboard.org to learn more about the billboard!

Here’s how it works:

- Deadline: MAY 21, 2012

- The selection committee will notify all applicants on MAY 25th.

- We will ONLY accept submissions from individuals, no advertisements.

- Please no offensive submissions.

- We are able to accommodate roughly 25 characters a line (including spaces) for a total of 125 or less characters on the 5 lines of the billboard. Please check www.waffleshopbillboard.org for the exact letters available.

- You will receive a hi-res image of your billboard in July!

SUBMIT HERE: http://storytellingbillboard.wufoo.com/forms/storytelling-billboard-contest-submission/

Come On, We Can Do Better Than This

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Like a Tragic Comedy,…

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I Love You is Such an Enormous Gift that I Need to House it Here…

From Kari Marboe

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From tENTALTIVELY a cONVENIENCE

Grow Wilder

From Celestine Maddy

Pokarekare Ana Nga Wai O Waiapu,…

From Holli Mcentegart

Shatter the Chariots of Kings

From Blaine Seigel

We Are All Socially Handicapped

From Kjell Caminha

#OCCUPYPITTSBURGH

From Occupy Pittsburgh

Because We Are Playthings of the Gods

From Adam Nelson

We’ve Tried Everything

From Anthony Discenza

Bring Home the International Space Station

From Matthew Ciccone and John Rhoades

An Anomaly Identified

From Justin Hopper

I Was Hoping

From Tim Kelly

Capitalism is Over

From Capitalismisover.com

It’s Time To Fight!

From Steve Lambert

I Know We Could Have

From Ruth Connolly from Limerick, Ireland.