The famous Toronto sign in Nathan Phillips Square was vandalized last night during Nuit Blanche festivities.
The good thing is, there was no permanent damage and the city expects to have it cleaned up by the end of the day. The bad thing is this is exactly why we can’t have nice things.
Some of the scribbles on the much Instagrammed sign included an homage to Harambe, and apparently Gossip Girl was in town.
Idiots with no broughtupsey treating the Toronto sign like a bathroom stall at the club..SMFH!! pic.twitter.com/8Yvnmdsn6d
ā Mastermind (@Mastermind) October 2, 2016
#NuitBlanche seriously disappointed with the stupid vandalism of the Toronto signš pic.twitter.com/7LRYB9TMnU
ā Kathryn Marks (@KMarks_) October 2, 2016
Someone drew ( Ķ”Ā° ĶŹ Ķ”Ā°) on the Toronto sign. pic.twitter.com/kFR3YyETSU
ā Brandyn Pereira (@Bpereira_1) October 2, 2016
Looks like the famous Toronto Sign is getting vandalized hard tonight at #NuitBlanche. This is why we can’t have nice things! #nbTO16 pic.twitter.com/VjPXifK7wh
ā Somedudeguy (@itsSOMEDUDEGUY) October 2, 2016
uh, this graffiti on the beloved TORONTO sign isn’t part of #nbTO16, right? pic.twitter.com/QspTLGePad
ā Jean-Pierre Boutros (@BoutrosTO) October 2, 2016
The signĀ was installed for the 2015 Pan American Games and was meant to be temporary, however, it became a popular tourist attraction and will remain for the time being.