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Social media reacts to 'Guardian' banner at Sherwin Williams building in Cleveland

Are you a fan of the new banner that replaces the iconic image of LeBron James?

Shane Snider, WKYC

Out with the old, in with the new.

On Wednesday, crews started installing the new "Guardian" mosaic on the side of the Sherwin Williams building, where the famous LeBron James banner used to be.

New #guardianbanner went up today on the #SherwinWilliams building. What do you think of it? #cleveland #cavaliers #banner .@wkyc pic.twitter.com/1n88O5ls07
— Lindsay Buckingham (@LindsayBuckWKYC) October 17, 2018

The new design features one of the guardians of the Hope Memorial Bridge that connects Lorain and Carnegie avenues and says, "All for The Land." The banner also bears the Cleveland Cavaliers and Destination Cleveland logos.

So what do you think? Our vote during Channel 3 News at 11 showed that 65% of you do not approve.

Here's what social media had to say to our Lindsay Buckingham after she posted our story earlier on Wednesday:

It's honestly the ugliest thing I've ever seen. It was better left on the bridge. Who approved this? Why was there no vote for the people that have to look at it everyday?
— Jailyn 💫 (@Jailyn216) October 17, 2018

I wasn't for the idea when it was first unveiled via social media a few months ago, but seeing it actually put up it's not nearly as bad as I had originally thought it would be. Thumbs up!
— membersonlydave (@membersonlydave) October 17, 2018

Dumb. Could have done so much better. Maybe let @GVartwork design a mural next time.
— Harvey O (@HarveyOwen) October 17, 2018

It's neat to see how many people are posting that they wish we would have done it. That being said we did the previous banner and let those in charge know would have been more than happy to add our thoughts or creativity. 🤷🏼‍♂️
— GV Art + Apparel (@GVartwork) October 17, 2018

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— The_CLE_Machine (@The_CLE_machine) October 18, 2018

Don't love it. I think the city should have made it a contest, accepted designs, and then let fans vote a winner. Missed opportunity.
— Ben Flanagan (@SigFlanagan) October 17, 2018

They basically put a giant photo of a part of a building on the side of another nearby building. Haven't thought much about what should be there instead but this isn't it. Something sports related seems appropriate since it overlooks gateway
— Kameron Sauers (@KameronSauers) October 17, 2018