If you have driven through Burnaby on Hastings Street, you will have seen the swinging Helen's sign. Sadly, this sign may not live to see its 60th birthday as the lady who owns Helen's is retiring and the new owners may not want to renew the lease (approx $400/month not including maintainance). Why not just replace it with a new more efficient one that doesn't require a lease? Unfortunately, a swinging sign this size would not be permissable under the building safety code in Burnaby anymore, and so it is constantly maintained by the sign company that originally put it up all those years ago. It is also one of the oldest neon signs in the lower mainland - Back in the day, many stores had neon signs (apparently Granville street was alive with neon lights), but they eventually became synonymous with brothels etc. that many owners took them down - except for this one =)
On a more technical note, I tried to get a long exposure on this as the little girl was swinging back and forth, but it was just allowing too much light in and getting over exposed from the sign and from the street lights (even with the smallest apperture). Dagnabit!
1 comment:
Very cool, and it comes with a neat story as well!
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