More Canada Dry Sign Recycling

Courtesy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coreyu/

I've driven by this sign (above) on Colorado Avenue for the Corner Store many times, vaguely appreciating the classic lines of its shape. As a graphic designer, I like things that are clean and simple.

On Sunday, while driving by the sign once again, I finally recognized it for what it was. Just like the Nationwide Theatrical sign on Broadway, it must be a repurposed Canada Dry sign!

An example of just such a sign is shown at right from the flickr site of a gentleman who goes by the name coreyu. The photo is also part of a whole collection of flickr photos connected with Canada Dry.

Although I'm a regular Vernors drinker, once in a while you feel like something different, and that's when I reach for the Canada Dry Ginger Ale.

For a while, the U.S. version of Canada Dry packaging ditched the iconic map of Canada on its labels in favor of some generic mountains. But the company wisely went back to the classic map design when the whole corporate look was redesigned a couple of years ago.

But getting back to the Corner Store sign. Sadly, James R. Edwards, the proprietor of the store, passed away back in 2002. The place is pretty much boarded up.