Residents along Avenida del Libertador in Buenos Aires had complained loudly after the Automóvil Club Argentino replaced one of the city's familiar street landmarks. The old totem sign dated from 1936 and carried the protection of a National Historic Monument declaration, which made its removal hard to swallow. The club put a different sign in its place, and neighbors saw the change as damage to a piece of the city's memory. The criticism reached the city government, and the administration responded with a formal demand. Officials ordered ACA to restore the historic totem to its original spot on the avenue. The notice, an 'intimación' in Argentine legal practice, gives the club a deadline to comply. Neither the club nor the city has said how or when the restoration will happen. Until then, one of the avenue's most recognizable reference points sits somewhere it does not belong.