From the Eagle Rock Public Library (now Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock) in Los Angeles.
Text: "PUBLIC LIBRARY"
Category
Signs
Made/Created
Date made
1928
Dimensions
Height
20 in
Width
48 in
Depth
8 in
Dimension Notes
2 amps.
9k transformer.
Materials
Material Notes
Corrugated metal, original painted surface.
Porcelain housings.
Color
Gold
Exhibition
#SIGNGEEKS
Interpretative Labels
Label
Eagle Rock Public Library
1928
Donated by the Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society
Restored with a gift from Dr. Karen Glasgow and Dr. Sharron Murphy
In jazz-age America, every business felt the pressure to modernize with the latest technology, neon. Few businesses went without it including public agencies such as city libraries. This simple hand-painted sign is fronted with crenelated steel for extra strength and support.
