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From 1948 through the mid ‘60s, the Arcola Sweet Shop was the destination for teenagers and kids of all ages who wanted a sodafountain beverage, milkshake or hot dog. Stewart McLaren, a signmaker from Alloa, Scotland and leader of “Team Caledonia” (the Walldogs who painted the mural), wanted to also pay tribute to those who’ve served in the military with a depiction of a GI home on leave (or, better yet, home at last) with his sweetheart. McLaren, a six-year veteran of the British Merchant Navy, said, “This is the kind of image that those in the service away from their loved ones keep in their mind, the good life at home.” Boyer & Sappenfield Investment Advisors sponsored the mural.
Probably the most compelling mural, designed by Brushwork Signs’ (Faribault, MN) Dave Correll, pays tribute to lifelong Arcolan Joe Ernst. It celebrates two pivotal events in his life. First, as a teenager in 1941, working alone in the early-morning hours at an Arcola diner, a bus full of African-Americans pulled up and asked Ernst if they could eat (numerous other diners had refused them service). Ernst said yes, and the woman who seemed to be their leader serenaded him with a song as a gesture of thanks. He learned later it was Ella Fitzgerald and her band, who had been travelling from a show in Chicago. A few years later, he survived the D-Day invasion of Omaha Beach, the most heavily fortified shore of the Normandy beaches of German-occupied France. After four-plus days of withstanding heavy German resistance, he was one of the few survivors from his unit. He received numerous medals for his valor. Ernst’s story remained largely untold until Dr. Robert Arrol, a local physician, sat down with him and unearthed his experience. Ernst’s heroics were celebrated during the event with a ceremony where Arrol, other local residents, Veterans of Foreign Wars representatives, and his Congressman, Republican John Shimkus, told his story. Both Illinois Senators, Democrat Richard J. Durbin and Republican Mark Kirk, sent congratulatory letters. Yoder’s Homestead Shop sponsored the mural.
Throughout most of the first half of the 20th Century, George L. Pfeiffer operated the Pfeiffer Seed Corn shop downtown, and, at one time, he was the largest broomcorn seed supplier in the U.S. He was also a leader on the local Board of Education and one of the community’s largest churches. Mark Fair – owner of Montgomery, AL’s Mark Fair Signs – and Andy Goretski, owner of a Tomahawk, WI signshop – designed the mural, and Goretski and Anne McDonald, who ventured to Arcola all the way from her shop in Christchurch, New Zealand, directed its painting. Yoder’s Homestead Furniture sponsored the mural.
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Possible Future for Digital Printing
Technology Update
Vinyl Apps
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Lighting Techniques
The Moving Message
Technology Review
Technology Review
Design Matters
New Products
Show Yourself
Enter STs 2013 Intl. Sign Contest!
Looking Ahead
Pop Art
Neon: Green Again
Channel-letter Update
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