With summer right around the corner, many people are
beginning to think about their vacation plans.
If you find yourself near Cincinnati, Ohio, the American Sign Museum is
a family friendly destination dedicated to preserving vintage signs. As detailed on the museum's website, www.signmuseum.org, signs “reflect the
history, technology, commerce, and culture of our communities. Signs and the sign industry have their own
stories to tell, and they were being lost to redevelopment and ‘beautification’
projects everywhere.”
Groundwork for
the museum began in 1999 by Tod Swormstead, former editor and publisher of Sign
of the Times. The museum’s new location
opened last June in the Camp Washington area of Cincinnati in a former
parachute factory. It boasts 19,000
square feet of exhibit space with 28’ ceilings to accommodate large signs.
Another 20,000 square feet will be developed in the future. In addition to the signs displayed, the
museum features a working neon shop where you can watch neon signs being
created. Archives of “books, photos, and
documents reflecting the art, craft, and history of signmaking” are also
available for those craving more nostalgia.
For more information, please visit www.signmusueum.org
, email info@signmusuem.org or call
513-541-6366.
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