Distinctive curving sign is four\u002Dstoreys high and features red\u002Dand\u002Dgreen neon.
with one of Vancouver’s tallest and most striking neon signs. The four-storey-high sign is looking as rough as the building — the paint is peeling off its metal facing, and its neon hasn’t been turned on in years.
“It’s an iconic Vancouver sign, and is definitely worth preserving. That building also has a really complicated history that needs to be acknowledged.”The Ray Condo poster features an illustration of Condo in front of the sign, which has unique lines. “They had gone to art school, and many of them came out of the sign-painting industry,” said Atkin. “I think that’s reflected in the quality and design of these signs.”Article contentwent off at the Royal Theatre across Hastings on March 20, 1933, the Balmoral’s windows and façade were damaged. No one has an exact date for the current sign, but it may have been a replacement for the one damaged in the bomb blast.
“This thing is huge, what is it, four storeys? I think that’s one of the reasons why it’s important. If you look at the Hotel Patricia, the Astoria, the Save-on-Meats , these are four-, five-, six-storey signs. These are giant chunks of public art. They need to be preserved.”Article contentAnother factor that makes the Balmoral sign stand out is that it’s outlined with incandescent light bulbs, which were often used to illuminate signs pre-neon.
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