Neon sign: Arcadian dance hall c. 1940-1972
Museum of Vancouver
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| Nom de l'objet : | Neon sign: Arcadian dance hall c. 1940-1972 |
| Numéro de catalogue : | H996.22.5 |
| Fabricant : | Neon Products Ltd. |
| Municipalité d'origine : | Vancouver |
| Province d'origine : | BC |
| Pays d'origine : | Canada |
| Date de début de production : | 1940 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1972 |
| Description : | One-sided indoor ? window neon sign; body of Masonite cut in shape of "The Arcadian" in script with underline, painted red on front face, glass tubing follows "The Arcadian", some glass tubing broken or missing, body supported by narrow metal horizontal and vertical braces, hanging brackets attached to support frame. When lit the words The Arcadian would glow green. |
| Fonctions : | The Arcadian Hall first appears in directory listing between 1945 and 1950, and disappears from listings between 1970 and 1975. The donor dates the neon from the 1940s. The hall was located at 2214 Main Street, Vancouver. A coffee shop by the same name was also located in the building. Dean Wallace of Canadian Neon Ltd. recollects that the Arcadian was a dance hall. A technical drawing for this sign exists in the collection H996.22.54. The sign was made by the Neon Products company of Vancouver. Established in 1928, Neon Products was the first and most prolific manufacturer of neon signs in Western Canada. Signs produced by the company were generally custom made and leased, not sold, to clients. Neon Products repaired and maintained the signs for an annual fee. During the height of neon's popularity in the 1950's, Neon Products was responsible for producing some of Vancouver's most famous neon signs including the Regent Tailors sign, the Aristocratic Restaurants sign and the enormous BOW MAC auto dealership sign. Today, Neon Products is one of the largest lease/custom design sign companies in the world. Ralf Kelman, an artist and self described lighting activist, collected signs from the Neon Products scrapyard. In 1977 he sold a collection to the Vancouver Museum.See report on the neon collection by John Atkin in Doc. Spec. file. |
| Largeur : | 275 cm |
| Profondeur : | 11.5 cm |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Mention de crédit - Image : | Museum of Vancouver Collection |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Vancouver |
| Province de l'établissement : | BC |
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