Liquid Kitty

Object/Artifact

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Museum of Neon Art

Name/Title

Liquid Kitty

Entry/Object ID

2016.11.1

Description

Animated sign flashes between martini with olive and burning cigarette. From a bar at 11780 Pico Blvd. in West Los Angeles.

Category

Signs

Made/Created

Artist

Paul Greenstein

Date made

circa 1996

Notes

Designed and built by Paul Greenstein

Dimensions

Height

7 ft

Width

5 ft

Dimension Notes

Double-sided. 2 separate sheet metal faces.

Color

Green, Red, White

Exhibition

There’s More to Neon Signs than Liquor, Motels & Live Nude Girls

Interpretative Labels

Label

LIQUID KITTY 1996 Donated by David Childs Designed by Paul Greenstein With its animated sign flashing between a martini glass and a burning cigarette, the neon at Liquid Kitty made quite a statement at 11780 Pico Boulevard for twenty years before closing in 2016. Opened by David Childs and Cedd Moses, Liquid Kitty won acclaim for its martini menu and was a harbinger or Los Angeles’ rising cocktail culture.