Al's Liquor

Object/Artifact

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Museum of Neon Art

Name/Title

Al's Liquor

Entry/Object ID

2003.7.1

Description

Liquor store sign with sequential animation from Anaheim, CA. Text: "Al's LIQUOR"

Category

Signs

Made/Created

Date made

1956

Dimensions

Height

18 ft

Width

129 in

Depth

14 in

Dimension Notes

Double-sided. 2 separate sections: Al's L-I-Q is 8'5" x 10'9" x 14" U-O-R is 8'4" x 35" diameter circles 20 amps.

Interpretative Labels

Label

Al’s Liquor 1956 Al's Liquor neon sign, from Anaheim, CA, came down in 2000 because of a city sign ordinance. This location was from just one of a 3-chain liquor and party supply store built for Al Brunet in the mid-1950s. This 1956 sign was the last deemed too important to lose.