"Due to the prominent siting of the advertisement within the Kensington Place conservation area, its elevated position on the buildings and its use of modern and incongruous materials the proposal fails to preserve or enhance the architectural of historic character and appearance of the conservation area and the appearance of the building and represents an unduly dominant and obtrusive advertisement, " the council said.

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Hilary Irvin, the commission's architectural historian, says these rules preserve the city's character and ensure that the tourists keep coming.

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Architectural Digest has a photo of Pollaro, looking casually professional, and Pitt, looking a little like his stoner character Floyd from True Romance, sporting a messy ponytail, a (fancy) track suit type jacket, and some very heavy eyelids.

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