Ad Art signage - Stockton, California - photo appears courtesy Jack Dubois
When the original Ad Art closed down in 2000, the 99 Freeway sign was headed for the scrap yard. For those who remember this sign, it was really something special. In the words of Jack Dubois, Art Director for Ad Art: "This pylon had been about the most animated sign in the Valley - letters spelling on in neon, then scintillating with bulbs with the backgrounds wiping on and off with neon (and no computerizing - all done with mechanics that could be heard at night)." The sign was designed by Bill Clarke. Well, Jack called the American Sign Museum in Ohio and they agreed to take the sign. Hats off to Mr. Jack Dubois and the good people at the American Sign Museum for preserving this important piece of American history.
Ad Art signage - Stockton, California - photo appears courtesy Jack Dubois
When the original Ad Art closed down in 2000, the 99 Freeway sign was headed for the scrap yard. For those who remember this sign, it was really something special. In the words of Jack Dubois, Art Director for Ad Art: "This pylon had been about the most animated sign in the Valley - letters spelling on in neon, then scintillating with bulbs with the backgrounds wiping on and off with neon (and no computerizing - all done with mechanics that could be heard at night)." The sign was designed by Bill Clarke. Well, Jack called the American Sign Museum in Ohio and they agreed to take the sign. Hats off to Mr. Jack Dubois and the good people at the American Sign Museum for preserving this important piece of American history.