The company has been going strong since 1924 and is now operated by the third generation of Talbotts. When I was at the store, the man I talked to (I'm guessing it might have been Kirk Talbott) told me the current store is not the original location. I wish I could remember when he said they moved there, but it wasn't too long after the company was founded. Maybe the 1930's or early 40's? I'll bet this sign goes back that far. The hands and feet on the little man seem Disney-influenced.
What's your favorite neon in the Dena?
'I like to be true to my word when it's convenient...' ~ heh! That would make a wonderful t-shirt, Petrea. That little guy is very cute.
ReplyDeleteLove it! The photo, the sign and the words Shell quoted above, that is.
ReplyDeleteWonderful stuff, Petrea.
Shell pegged the best line of the day!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat sign!
Great idea, Shell. We should give Petrea that T-shirt.
ReplyDeleteIs the Talbotts sign lit at night? My favorite sign is Zinke's, with the moving hammer. Anyone know if it was saved when Zinke's closed?
Put me down for a t-shirt! That line is classic. Love the sign.
ReplyDeleteI wondered the same as Bellis... I think I saw that Zinje's is up on North Lake, just below the freeway. Or did I make that up?? Don't remember seeing the sign, though...
Aargh! Zinke's. Not sure what a "Zinje's" is, but auto-correct is quite fond of it...
DeleteMaybe I'll issue Pasadena Daily Photo t-shirts. We'll have to find a reasonably-priced outlet.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right about the Zinke's location, Adele. If I'm not crazy I did see it, and the sign, too. I believe it's in the mini-mall at Lake Avenue and Locust street, which I once featured here:
http://pasadenadailyphoto.blogspot.com/2010/01/blah-with-past.html
Maybe things are looking up for that spot.
That's the place. I guess when two of us see it, it must be a fact.
DeleteIt looks like Divine glow shrouds Talbots. I'm hearing choir music.
ReplyDeleteI woildmbuyna t shirt!
Damn you auto correct! That was supposed to say I would buy a t shirt.
ReplyDeleteI woildmbuyna t shirt, too, Margaret. We can print that on a shirt, why not?
ReplyDeleteAdele, we could print that on a shirt, too.
Very Max Fleischer. http://thedirtythirties.tumblr.com/post/110953398/max-fleischers-olive-oyl-animation-model-sheet
ReplyDeleteLove the sign.
One of my favorite old signs in the general area is the sign for the bbq place in South Pasadena, on Fair Oaks.
Ah, yes, I see your point, Jean. I think we're narrowing this down to the 1930's. Far be it from me to call Talbott's and ask.
ReplyDeleteZinke's was at the SE corner of Madison and Colorado. It was the go-to place for shoe repair from the time that I was a child. When I returned to Pasadena in the late 80s, I was pleased to see them still there...until I left some shoes there, found out that the company was being run by new people, and the workmanship was dreadful.
ReplyDeleteLife goes on, businesses are sold (along with their histories and goodwill), and things can go downhill.
I love neon signs. At night does this glow red? or white?
ReplyDeleteToo true, Anonymous. I did a couple of posts about Zinke's at the old location but after the way I was treated when I complained about the shoddy workmanship, I did not go back.
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Bayside, I'm looking for an answer to that question myself. I'm sure I've driven that way at night but I've never noticed.
Glad to see that Pasadena's neon is still being blogged about!
ReplyDeleteHi Ben! As you well know, we never run out of stuff.
ReplyDeletelike this one better. you took great advantage of the backlighting
ReplyDeleteLuck.
ReplyDeleteI want to know how the photographer got up on the level to take the pic you had.
Maybe the 1881 Club next door gave him access to the roof
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