Pepsi-Cola sign
The Pepsi-Cola sign is a neon sign at Gantry Plaza State Park in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The sign, visible from Manhattan and the East River, was built in 1940 and originally installed atop PepsiCo 's bottling factory nearby.Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: sign in Queens, New York
- Also known as: “Pepsi-Cola Sign”
- Address: 4-09 47th Road, Long Island City, NY 11109
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United Nations Headquarters and Gantry Plaza State Park.
United Nations Headquarters
Photo: Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The headquarters of the United Nations is on 17 to 18 acres of grounds in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It borders First Avenue to the west, 42nd Street to the south, 48th Street to the north, and the East River to the east. United Nations Headquarters is situated 2,800 feet west of Pepsi-Cola sign.
Gantry Plaza State Park
Park
Photo: Airbornelawyer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gantry Plaza State Park is a 12-acre state park on the East River in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City, in the New York City borough of Queens.
Belmont Island
Islet
Photo: Farawayman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
U Thant Island is a small artificial island or islet in New York City's East River, within the borough of Manhattan. The 100-by-200-foot island, created during the construction of the Steinway Tunnel directly underneath, is the smallest island in Manhattan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Island City and Astoria and Tudor City.
Long Island City and Astoria
Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to the south.
Tudor City
Neighborhood
Photo: Niklem, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tudor City is an apartment complex on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, bordering the Turtle Bay and Murray Hill neighborhoods. It lies on a low cliff east of Second Avenue, between 40th and 43rd Streets, and overlooks First Avenue to the east.
Murray Hill
Neighborhood
Murray Hill is a neighborhood on the east side of Manhattan in New York City. Murray Hill is generally bordered to the east by the East River or Kips Bay and to the west by Midtown Manhattan, though the exact boundaries are disputed.
Pepsi-Cola sign
- Categories: neon sign, billboard, and tourism
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.74748° or 40° 44′ 51″ northLongitude
-73.9577° or 73° 57′ 28″ westInception
1940Named after
PepsiCoOpen location code
87G8P2WR+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 238974585OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q97883006
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Pepsi-Cola sign from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Pepsi-Cola sign” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “百事可樂標誌”
- Japanese: “ペプシコーラの看板”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Queens West Sports Field and Anable Basin.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Maiella and Long Island City - Gantry Plaza.
Queens: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Flushing-Northeast, and Long Island City and Astoria.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.