Three historic motels could be hands-off for PCC for now
From KOLD: TUCSON, Ariz. – Historic preservationists claim a judge said “hands off” for three historic motels owned by Pima Community College, but work could be seen going on at the sites on Friday.
“There has been questions about, really, the logic of proceeding with this thing,” said Jude Cook, owner of Cook and Company Sign Makers and founder of the Ignite Sign Art Museum.
Last month, the PCC Governing Board unanimously approved demolishing three historic motels on Drachman Street — Frontier Motel, Tucson Inn, and Copper Cactus Motel.
Raising Cane’s may not convert landmark Googie site Norms after all
Raising Cane’s had proposed a design that would have preserved the original Googie architecture. Rendering courtesy of Raising Cane’s
From Restaurant Business: Raising Cane’s may not be converting the iconic Googie location of Norms in Los Angeles after all.
The Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based chicken finger specialist withdrew plans submitted to the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission to take over the historic building in West Hollywood, where Norms has been operating for 67 years.
Neon Museum celebrates relighting of iconic 1950s sign, boosting Medical District’s allure
From KSNV: LAS VEGAS — The iconic Free Aspirin & Tender Sympathy sign, a relic from the late 1950s, is once again lit along Charleston Boulevard.
Councilman Brian Knudsen and the Neon Museum attended a relighting ceremony on Monday, which marked a significant step in the evolution of the Medical District and the museum’s ongoing preservation efforts across the city.
More Frisch’s Big Boy evictions threaten iconic Mainliner, other locations
Frisch’s historic Mainliner Big Boy location in Fairfax, a Cincinnati suburb. Patrick Reddy/The Enquirer
From the Cincinnati Enquirer: Frisch’s Big Boy’s landlord is suing to evict the iconic eatery from five more Hamilton County locations, including its historic Mainliner restaurant in Fairfax.
The latest legal action also appears to jeopardize Frisch’s Big Boys in Queensgate and Sharonville. Two other properties are Big Boy locations that have already closed, in North College Hill and West Price Hill. All the properties are the subject of a court hearing scheduled for Dec. 13, according to court records.
Iconic NYC dive Smith’s Bar to be replaced by weed dispensary near Times Square
Smith’s Bar in Hell’s Kitchen closed for good and is set to become a weed dispensary. Matthew McDermott
From the New York Post: Old New York’s going up in smoke!
Smith’s Bar, the iconic, neon-sign dive near Times Square, has closed for good and is set to be replaced by a marijuana dispensary — leaving broken-hearted regulars feeling burned.
The beloved watering hole — where theater-going hipsters knocked one back alongside old drunks and businessmen for 70 years — shuttered for good last week on 44th Street and Eighth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen.
Iconic ghost sign disappears from Czech Village building in Cedar Rapids
A familiar advertisement in Czech Village, as seen in February 2024, has been relegated to history. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
From Homegrown Iowan: CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A painted sign seen by generations in Czech Village has disappeared from its prominent position on the side of the Sykora Bakery building.
Extolling the benefits of Sykora’s bread, the sign on the bakery at 73 16th Ave. SW, encouraged customers to “Eat our famous rye for health.”
The painted advertisement with a peach-colored background, and Sykora Bakery in red, are now covered in a nondescript gray paint.
Work underway in Crowsnest Pass to restore one of last remaining Quonset-style theatres
The Roxy, a Quonset hut theatre originally built in 1948, is pictured in Coleman, Alta., Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo: Canadian Press)
From Lethbridge News Now: The historic Roxy Theatre in southwestern Alberta’s Crowsnest Pass has seen better days.
Its neon sign is in need of repair, the inside is bone-chillingly cold, and the heating, flooring, original 275 seats and insulation have been ripped out.
What does remain is the two-storey entrance and lobby, complete with an art deco ticket booth and a coal chute connected to the bones of the Quonset hut-style theatre made of galvanized corrugated steel panels.
It hasn’t been open for 20 years, but there is hope the theatre in downtown Coleman, Alta., built in 1948 can be restored to its original glory