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Last seen on these pages living the high life with the likes of Lil Wayne, Lil Kim, and Art Thiel, the P-I Globe today found himself the subject of a landmark nomination from City Councilmembers Tim Burgess, Sally Clark, and Jean Godden.Here’s an idea: Landmark park. The Hat ‘n’ Boots already sits in Georgetown’s Oxbow Park. There’s a decent chance the pink elephant will be relocated if Clise manages to sell its giant swath of upzoned land. And the P-I may no longer be at its waterfront digs. It would be fun if there were one place to go for all this oversized, neon splendor. Council press release after the jump:COUNCILMEMBERS MOVE TO SAVE P-I GLOBEBurgess, Clark, Godden to nominate landmark for historicalpreservationSEATTLE – Seattle City Councilmembers Tim Burgess, Sally Clark and JeanGodden – all former news reporters – are calling for the Seattle P-IGlobe to be designated as a historical landmark by the LandmarksPreservation Board. The Councilmembers will be working with P-I alumsand plan on submitting a formal application and other paperwork nextweek. If accepted the designation would provide protection for this 18ton, 3-story high historical visual icon as long as it remains inSeattle.”To me the globe represents a part of Seattle’s journalistichistory which needs to be kept alive for future generations,” saidCouncilmember and former P-I Columnist, Jean Godden.Councilmember Sally Clark, chair of the Planning, Land Use andNeighborhoods Committee and a former print journalist, called for quickaction on designation given the recent demise of the city’s oldestcontinually operating newspaper. “We can’t act too soon to ensurethe P-I’s contributions to our community are not forgotten.””As a former radio journalist and longtime Seattleite I can’timagine our skyline without the reassuring glow of the globe – a symbolof high journalistic standards,” said Councilmember Tim Burgess.