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Kentile Sign
Posted by:
Signman
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Date: March 08, 2013 06:59PM
THE KENTILE SIGN EXISTS NO MORE!
Sister to the one in Brooklyn, this 90' tall, 80,000 lb. structure dominated the south side skyline for over 50 years at 4532 S. Kolin, and was owned by the Kentile Company, a popular manufacturer of floor tile.
A thing of the past, these neon monuments were littered throughout the country when times were economically different.
Now the sign, as of February 27th, 2013, has become a memorable part of Chicago history. At exactly 9:06am the first part of the sign came down by the hand of a welder's torch, and decended, never to return to the Chicago skyline.
Two days later, the sign wasn't anywhere to be seen.
Now the only remnant is the "K" in storage.
Sister to the one in Brooklyn, this 90' tall, 80,000 lb. structure dominated the south side skyline for over 50 years at 4532 S. Kolin, and was owned by the Kentile Company, a popular manufacturer of floor tile.
A thing of the past, these neon monuments were littered throughout the country when times were economically different.
Now the sign, as of February 27th, 2013, has become a memorable part of Chicago history. At exactly 9:06am the first part of the sign came down by the hand of a welder's torch, and decended, never to return to the Chicago skyline.
Two days later, the sign wasn't anywhere to be seen.
Now the only remnant is the "K" in storage.
Re: Kentile Sign
Posted by:
daveg
(130.36.62.---)
Date: March 08, 2013 07:53PM
Here's an article on the Kentile Floor sign in Brooklyn. Looks about the same as the one that's now gone in Chicago.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/22/nyregion/kentile-floors-sign-in-brooklyn-endures-rumor-of-its-demise.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/22/nyregion/kentile-floors-sign-in-brooklyn-endures-rumor-of-its-demise.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Re: Kentile Sign
Posted by:
daveg
(130.36.62.---)
Date: March 08, 2013 08:08PM
Here's a photo of Chicago's (now gone) Kentile Floor sign. There are hundreds more on Flickr, most from Brooklyn.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elmcityminusone/8081278565/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elmcityminusone/8081278565/
Re: Kentile Sign
Posted by:
Richard Stachowski
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Date: March 15, 2013 11:53AM
[b]Has anybody worked there other than myself? 1962 to 1965.[/b]
Re: Kentile Sign
Posted by:
Signman
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Date: April 11, 2013 07:22PM
Believe me, the photo posted by Daveg on March 8th, is NOT the one in Chicago.
Re: Kentile Sign
Posted by:
Signman
(---.uirc.com)
Date: April 11, 2013 07:24PM
I took aboout 50 photos of the removal and am VERY familiar with the site.
