Beyond Phoenix Podcast: Authentic Arizona Experience & Lifestyle: Visit to Casa Grande Neon Sign Park & Local Pinal County History
Description
Last night I spent an hour at the Casa Grande Neon Sign Park on 408 N. Sacaton St, Casa Grande, AZ 85122. 520-836-8744 Admission is free.
The park pays tribute to the neon and classic signs that once graced the Casa Grande and Arizona business landscape.
This is a perfect activity for an after-dinner stroll through recent history. Those nostalgic for simpler and optimistic times will enjoy this blast through the past of the '40s, '50s and '60s.
“It’s hard to put into words what I believe this park will mean to the community,” said Rina Rien, director of Casa Grande Main Street. “I am optimistic and encouraged by the buzz being created surrounding the park and how we are already translating it into a strategic vision for revitalizing our downtown.”
A joint project between Casa Grande Main Street and the city of Casa Grande Historic Preservation Commission, the new park features 14 signs that have been salvaged and restored.
Among the signs at the park are:
- The Arizona Edison sign, which once hung on the building of the electric company’s downtown office. The sign is from the 1950s.
- The Casa Grande Photo Shop sign, from the 1950s, which once hung outside the Casa Grande Photo Shop at Second and Washington streets (now Top and Bottom Street).
- Coxon’s Building Materials Inc. sign, from the 1950s. It hung outside the company’s store on Sacaton Street.
- Dairy Queen and Dairy Queen Cones, which were made in the 1970s and once hung outside the Holbrook Dairy Queen.
- Goddard Shoe Store sign, which once hung outside the building at 123 N. Florence St. The art deco sign features a bright-red, longneck goose once common to stores that sold Red Goose shoes.
- Horseshoe Motel, made around 1943.
- Hotel Sacaton, made about 1954.
- Ralph’s Cafe, a sign that hung outside a truck stop on East Main Street and was made around 1952.
- Tools, a sign from the 1970s that once hung outside a hardware store on East Florence Boulevard.
- Valley National Bank, a sign made around 1950 that once hung outside a bank on North Florence Street.
Link to website: https://neonsignpark.com/
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Sources.
- https://www.pinalcentral.com/casa_grande_dispatch/area_news/let-there-be-light-new-neon-sign-park-now-illuminates/article_a2222499-1407-5296-a3ec-707acdb39bfc.html
- https://neonsignpark.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Grande,_Arizona
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