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After the news of Prince’s passing sunk in today, fans and celebrities alike took to social media to grieve for the fallen icon. But many IRL gestures have also been made to celebrate the legacy of the Purple One. Check out a few of these below:
The Minnesota Twins draped Target Field in purple.
Fitting that it's raining in Minneapolis today. pic.twitter.com/s5KFurDhHi
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 21, 2016
The I-35 Bridge in Minneapolis will be bathed in purple light tonight.
#RIPPrince The I-35W Bridge will reign purple tonight. pic.twitter.com/FDjwRZnEQA
— MnDOT (@mndotnews) April 21, 2016
The First Avenue Club in Minneapolis, where Prince got his start, is hosting an all-night Prince dance party tonight.
An electronic billboard honored Prince in Atlanta.
Billboard honoring @Prince in midtown #RIPPrince SC:CBS46 pic.twitter.com/QxakhhIT66
— CBS46 (@cbs46) April 21, 2016
The Prince St. Station in NYC became a tribute site.
New York's Apollo Theatre celebrated Prince's life with its marquee.
The Superdome in New Orleans is lit up for Prince.
Superdome to be lit in purple Thursday in honor of Prince, as it was at Essence Fest in '14. https://t.co/J5sZExPThG pic.twitter.com/ASdGxfNuTK
— New Orleans Advocate (@theadvocateno) April 21, 2016
A streetside memorial in Camden, London.
@SlingshotAnnie And @prince is remembered in Camden, London pic.twitter.com/Olk16NL8ut
— Helen R (@Roughers132) April 21, 2016
The marquee at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, California, where Prince played an intimate piano performance in February.
Pitch perfect marquee at Oakland's Paramount Theater. #Prince #RIPPrince pic.twitter.com/TVdx2B5FQP
— Libby Schaaf (@LibbySchaaf) April 21, 2016
A rainbow over a memorial outside Prince's Paisley Park home in Chanhassen, Minnesota.
A rainbow just appeared over Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen. #Prince pic.twitter.com/QTbK3CgT9r
— Aaron Goodyear (@acgoodyear) April 21, 2016
