Kentile Floors Sign Model

At above left our illustration shows green and beige kentile floor patterns from 1958.

Kentile floors sign model.

This diy model kit is l aser cut in brooklyn from chipboard a 100 recycled material and comes with everything you ll need to assemble it in minutes. Now they will find the sign on t shirts. I m writing this for myself and for my brooklyn neighbors past and present. A team of artists plans to use powerful projectors to animate the 8 story tall kentile floors sign as a parting kiss after dark on friday.

This is a location specific lament and farewell that i don t expect to resonate with you. Jul 19 2014 the name says it all. The beacon of gowanus expressway and f train commuters. Yesterday workers started dismantling the kentile floors sign that has risen eight stories above the brooklyn neighborhood of gowanus.

The sign can be left as it is or you can get artsy by customizing it with paints markers and more. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade vintage and one of a kind products and gifts related to your search. You can celebrate our past with the boundless brooklyn kentile floors sign model kit. David shulman holds up a miniature model of the landmark kentile floors sign at the smith ninth street subway station in gowanus where straphangers used to get a view of the beloved icon.

Kentile s sign along the gowanus canal brooklyn new york ca 1949 has been considered an important landmark in its own right. The kentile floors sign may be gone for now but it is certainly not forgotten. Kentile floors sign is back in miniature. Fans of the kentile floors sign which workers started to take down earlier this month are used to showing their appreciation on instagram and facebook.

The company filed bankruptcy in 1992 ceasing operations in 1995. You can celebrate our past with the boundless brooklyn kentile floors sign model kit. No matter what you re looking for or where you are in the world our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. In canada kentile flooring was distributed by t.

And thanks to boundless brooklyn it doesn t have to only live on in the hearts and minds of those who miss it but. To the non new yorkers non brooklynites really reading this i apologize in advance. Posted on august 25 2014 by noah hurowitz wish you were here.