5600 West Taylor Street

[paulg]

Going through old pictures. This shot was taken shortly before the wrecking ball hit the building.
I have a picture of the door which had "Edison Electric Company" engraved in stone. It's in a shoebox somewhere.
The sign lit the letters in succession. When all the letters in Hotpoint lit red, a strobe would then dot the " i ".
The year would be approximately 1975 (I think...)

 

[rp2813]

So many buildings like this were lost in the 70's and later, by which time local government agencies should have known better. 

 

We lost a 1924 Westinghouse plant in Emeryville, CA in the mid-late 80's.  The bright yellow rooftop sign could be easily seen and read from across the bay in San Francisco at night.

 

[a440]

Great Picture!
How Sad...
The building looked so well built! Terrible it was kept as a National Treasure of History.
Brent

 

[tomturbomatic]

Beautiful & Sad. Thanks

 

[statenislandgwm]

I guess it was torn down long before the condo/loft real estate market took over major cities. It looks like it would have made a perfect conversion....sad

 

[supersuds]

I would love to see that sign in action. Moving neon signs fascinated me as a kid. Now you hardly ever see them.