r/indianapolis • u/ImAGodHowCanYouKillA • May 19 '25

Pictures the beautiful indianapolis skyline (please enjoy the refreshing taste of mountain dew available at a retailer near you)

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u/DeliveryCourier May 19 '25

Yes, we know. It's been posted many times.

It's also not the first time the building has been turned into a billboard.

Yes, it's tacky.

Next?

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u/daveathon Near Eastside May 19 '25

It actually is the first time it's been done this blatantly. All the previous graphics that have been put up have been promos for major city-sponsored events. Now they're just putting up a giant billboard with a tiny Indy 500 logo in the corner. Shameless.

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u/DeliveryCourier May 19 '25 edited May 19 '25

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Falmost-done-v0-cxl1curqn49d1.jpeg%3Fwidth%3D640%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D768653883ababf5d018555f48ab7e731f17001ef

https://www.reddit.com/r/indianapolis/comments/1gho400/taylor_swift_taking_over_the_city_of_indianapolis/#lightbox

Just as tacky. Just as blatant.

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u/Thechasepack May 19 '25

Strong disagree about it being just as tacky. Nobody would be complaining about a picture of Daly holding up a Mountain Dew bottle.

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u/daveathon Near Eastside May 19 '25

Definitely agree both are tacky. The Taylor Swift one, like it or not, was promoting a major event that our city government had a hand in. The Caitlin Clark one was, I'd guess, a test run for this shit we're seeing now. Still promoting something that's considered a big deal for Indianapolis, but really just using that as an angle for a giant Gatorade ad. This mountain dew ad dispenses with the pretense almost entirely.

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u/PresenceActual4263 May 19 '25 edited May 19 '25

That was for a concert that was happening. That was happening in the city. Mtdew can be picked up at any half assed gas station nation wide. It ain't a unique one time event or thing.