Bekins Storage Co. Roof Sign (Q15198183)

  • matcher place: Pasadena (relation 3529725)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: 1926 establishments in California, Billboards, Buildings and structures completed in 1926, Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Pasadena, California, Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California, Individual signs in the United States, Individual signs on the National Register of Historic Places, Los Angeles County, California Registered Historic Place stubs, U.S. Route 66 in California
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Bekins Storage Co. Roof Sign is a rooftop sign in Pasadena, California, which originally advertised the Bekins Storage Company. The sign was erected in 1926 and converted to a neon sign in 1929. Located 60 feet (18 m) above the ground at the top of the Bekins Storage Company building, the sign was designed to attract the attention of drivers of Fair Oaks Avenue, which was part of U.S. Route 66 from 1926 until 1940. The sign is now the only surviving large rooftop sign from before World War II in Pasadena, and one of few remaining signs of any type from the period. Similar signs are now banned by Pasadena law, though signs from before 1960 are exempted and listed on a city register. The sign was later renovated to promote the A. American Storage Co. and now advertises Public Storage.

Wikidata location: 34.1372, -118.1500 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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node: Bekins Storage Company Roof Sign (OSM), 264 feet from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Bekins Storage Company Roof Sign
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wikidata: Q15198183
advertising: billboard

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Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Pasadena, California boundary=protected_area, historic
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Individual signs on the National Register of Historic Places boundary=protected_area, historic