Bekins Storage Co. roof sign
The Bekins Storage Co. roof sign is a rooftop sign in Pasadena, California, which originally advertised the Bekins Storage Company. The sign was erected in 1926 and converted to a neon sign in 1929.Photo: TheCatalyst31, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: neon sign in Pasadena, United States of America
- Also known as: “Bekins Storage Co. Roof Sign” and “Bekins Storage Company Roof Sign”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fillmore station and Huntington Hospital.
Fillmore station
Railway station
Photo: Lonelymiesarchie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fillmore station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located on Fillmore Street, after which the station is named, between Raymond Avenue and Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena, California. Fillmore station is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Bekins Storage Co. roof sign.
Huntington Hospital
Hospital
Huntington Health, an Affiliate of Cedars-Sinai is a 534-bed, not-for-profit hospital in Pasadena, California. In the 1930s Pasadena Hospital was awarded an amount of money from the estate of Henry Edwards Huntington, a Southern California businessman and booster, and as a result, the common name of the hospital was changed. Huntington Hospital is situated 1,300 feet south of Bekins Storage Co. roof sign.
Del Mar station
Railway station
Photo: GTD Aquitaine, Public domain.
Del Mar station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located between Arroyo Seco Parkway and Raymond Avenue at Del Mar Boulevard, after which the station is named, in Pasadena, California. Del Mar station is situated 2,000 feet north of Bekins Storage Co. roof sign.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madison Heights and Pasadena.
Pasadena
Pasadena is one of the oldest cities adjoining Los Angeles and is the main population center of the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California. Known as the City of Roses, Pasadena is most famous for its New Year's Day Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game.
Oak Knoll
Neighborhood
Oak Knoll is the southernmost neighborhood in Pasadena, California. It is bordered by Oak Knoll Circle to the north, Old Mill Road to the south, South Oak Knoll Avenue and South Oakland Avenue to the west, and the San Marino border to the east.
Bekins Storage Co. roof sign
- Categories: neon sign, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.13692° or 34° 8′ 13″ northLongitude
-118.15062° or 118° 9′ 2″ westOpen location code
85634RPX+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 4713787556OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q15198183
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