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Castaway Motel Neon Sign

Nanaimo, Colombie Britannique

Castaway Motel Neon Sign

Photo: City of Nanaimo, 2009

Construction
1956
Reconnaissance
2006
Par
Administrations locales (C.-B.)

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Description

The Castaway Motel Neon Sign is a freestanding sign sited in front of the motel entrance and located on a major city thoroughfare.

Valeur patrimoniale

Manufactured in the 1940s and relocated from Florida in 1956, the Castaway Motel neon sign is the only remaining original signage on what was Nanaimo’s first motel strip along Terminal Avenue. Developed in response to the post-war enthusiasm for automobile vacations, Nanaimo's motel strip included motels and auto courts which, unlike earlier hotels, were specifically designed to provide ample automobile parking. Although the 'strip' still includes a number of motels, only the Castaway Motel retained its original signage.

SourceCity of Nanaimo Planning Department

Éléments caractéristiques

The character-defining elements of the Castaway Motel Neon Sign include:

  • the neon sign itself
  • the sign's location directly in front of the Castaway Motel on a major city thoroughfare

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Emplacement

49.17449° N, 123.94680° W

Itinéraire (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)

L’inscription au répertoire ne rend pas un lieu accessible au public. Beaucoup sont des résidences ou des commerces privés; admirez-les depuis la rue.

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