Cincinnati, Ohio - American Sign Museum
Field Report by the Roadsideamerica.com Team
- Address:
- 2515 Essex Avenue, Cincinnati, OH [Show Map]
- Directions:
- I-71 southbound exit 3. At the top of the ramp turn left onto Essex Place, then look for the big Carpet Genie and Essex Studios on the right.
- Hours:
- Tours by appointment only. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 513-258-4020
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Cincinnati, Ohio - American Sign MuseumTod Swormstedt traces the history of signs in his large collection. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
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Cincinnati, Ohio - American Sign Museum - Carpet-cleaning Genies
The American Sign Museum has acquired and restored two approximately 21-ft. genies from the L.A. area. These genies have a face on both sides, meaning no back of their respective heads. They were for the Aladdin Carpet Cleaning business in Southern California. We are hoping to be able to install at least one at our Cincinnati site. It all depends upon zoning.
The photo shows the genies "before restoration," loaded onto a flatbed trailer in Los Angeles and then trucked to Glass Hand/Cleves, OH. They have since been restored: One at a cost of $4,500; the other at a cost of $6,000. The paint was completely stripped, fiberglass repaired, and new paint applied as much like the original colors as possible. [Tod Swormstedt, 11/02/2004]
[RA: May 2005 - Tod reports the Carpet Genie was installed in time for the American Sign Museum's grand opening on April 28, 2005.]Nearby Offbeat Places
- Cincinnati's Winged Pigs, Cincinnati, OH - 2 mi.
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