Subway Restaurants Neon Sign

Object Number : 2019.0002.0004

Type : signs/displays

Sub Types : Array

Decade : 1970-1979

Object Height : 8'

Object Width : 2'

Object Depth : 18"

Object History :

Possibly the only one of its kind, this Subway sign features a porcelain face with neon lettering. The design is more of a call back to signage of the 1930s rather than a match to the more modern look the sandwich chain had in the 1970s. It could be that the franchise owner wanted the sign to better match the turn-of-the-century architecture common to the Clifton Heights area from where the sign was acquired.

City of Origin : Cincinnati

State of Origin : Ohio

Status : Exhibit

Location : Exterior of Building

Status Location : Cincinnati Sign Garden

Condition :

Very good

Restoration Cost : $60

Restoration Date : 09/25/2015

Restoration Description :

Re-make the “Y” with arrow

Maintenance History :

11/09/2018: fix 2 broken tubes at a cost of $175

03/31/2023: remake broken section of arrow at a cost of $141.40

10/27/2023: remake broken “A” at cost of $84

Object Cataloged Date : 12/27/2023

Fair Market Value : 0.00

Private Documents : Array