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When buildings are no longer occupied, there are remnants of their past: a faded marquee, the sun-bleached outline of what once was, or the telltale geometry of a bygone establishment. At the Twitterrecently rebranded to XSan Francisco headquarters, the social media outlets signature bird logo fascia sign now stands for what the platform once was. And for a lump sum of cashshipping not includeda 560-pound relic of Twitter lore can be yours.One of two 12-foot fascia signs, originally sold at auction by CEO Elon Musk in 2023, is up for bid again along with other technology memorabilia, including an Apple-1 computer with its original operation manual, a miscellaneous group of 18 Apple computer business cards, and a 1991 edition of Fortune Magazine with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates on the cover. RR Auction is managing the lot, the house specializes in Apple products, but also predictably sells music memorabilia, space artifacts, sports cards, and Hollywood costumes.The blue bird, nicknamed Larry after former NBA basketball player Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics, represented the company from the early 2010s to its acquisition into the hands of Elon Musk in 2022.Its such an iconic logo, and its so symbolic of technology and the change that were going through, Bobby Livingston, executive vice president at RR auction shared in a recent radio interview. When they took it off that building, it still has a lot of value, more value than it did as a logo. X, formerly Twitter, moved into its San Francisco headquarters in the citys Mid-Market neighborhood in 2012. As one of the first tech companies on the block, Twitter became a symbol of the citys growing tech industry. This particular avian-shaped sign was mounted on the southeast side of the art-deco building facing Jessie Street.Soon after the corporation was bought by current CEO Elon Musk, the building made headlines when conference rooms and office space were converted into bedrooms without any consideration for building codes or permits. A year later, Musk shuttered the Market Street doors completely to move the operation to Texas, citing personal concerns about California policy.In 2023, a year after Musk acquired the company, and two months after he placed an X logo on top of the building without yet another permit, a rebranding auction was launched to clear out any trace of the blue bird and old energy from company offices. In case you missed it, the sale included wooden Larry-shaped coffee tables, hashtag symbol props, and a whole lot of chairs. Now, the previous collector who acquired the fascia sign is ready for Larry to spread his wings once more.At the time of writing, the highest bid is at $23,831, though the bids are expected to soar before the auction closes tomorrow, March 20, which is guaranteed to ruffle some feathers.