Peninsular Pest Control Sign

This sign, first built in the mid 1960's, is the sign for the home office of Peninsular Pest Control in Jacksonville. It can be seen from I-10 (which you can see in the background) and from many of the streets surrounding it. The man on top rotates with his spray can flashing on and off. When he gets around to where the lighted bug is, the light goes off indicating that he killed the bug. I have included two shots of it here so you can see it "in action".

 

When the sign was first built, the man rotated all the time and the lights came on at night. When I was in the seventh grade at John Gorrie, I could see it from the window in my geography classroom. Today the man does not rotate during the day, only at night when the sign is turned on.

 

For many years the man did not rotate and he stayed pointed at the bug, and the spray and bug would both flash off and on. Only recently was it restored to its original operating status.

 

Both these shots were taken at the same time and I am at a loss to explain the difference in lighting.

 

This is one of the few things in the neighborhood that has not changed at all over the years.

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