While we are talking about historic signs, it seems that the protection of the "Little Theatre" sign on the south fly wall of the re-developed York Theatre has begun. The developer's plans for the preservation (though not display) of the sign is described here.  

A plan is coming together to restore the sign on the side of the Via Tevere restaurant at Victoria and William. A small group of us are applying for grants to try to raise about $3000 for wages and materials to allow us to start work in April or May. The sign looked like this … Continue reading Update on the Shelly’s 4X sign →

At our September meeting we discussed the wonderful "Little Theatre" sign that has emerged on the York Theatre's south wall, and we agreed to write to the architects and developers in an attempt to preserve this important artifact of our cultural and community past. We have now heard back from the architects and Don Luxton … Continue reading York Theatre Sign →

When the Rodway Building was erected in 1911 for tinsmith Joseph Rodway at 1618-1620 Commercial, the suites upstairs quickly became popular.  They were sometimes known as the Rodway Apartments but, more usually, they were called the Cozy Corner (or just Cozy) Apartments.  The name was no longer used in the City Directories after about 1942 … Continue reading The Cozy Apartments →