The Meadow Gold Sign is a Route 66 landmark in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was built in 1934 by the Claude Neon company, hired by Early Cass as a promotional sign for Beatrice Dairy Company.[1]
The Meadow Gold Sign in 2018
The sign is located at East 11th Street and South Quaker Avenue.
History
editIn the 1990s, the sign's lights stopped glowing, and in 2004 the building was sold and scheduled for demolition. The Tulsa Foundation for Architecture attempted to prevent the demolition by persuading the new owners to let them dismantle the sign and install it in a different location. The TFA received a $15,000 grant from the National Park Service, arguing that the sign was now an art piece.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Meadow Gold Sign". Oklahoma Route 66 Association. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ Schmitz, Brandon (2022-04-01). "Sign of beauty: The history of Tulsa's Meadow Gold sign". TulsaPeople Magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-22.