Historic Signage – 2018 First Place Winner
Designer:
Banff Sign Company
Manufacturer:
Banff Sign Company
Submitter:
Kelsey Brennan
Client:
Mount Royal Hotel
Location:
Banff, Alta.
Materials and Methods:
The century old Mount Royal Hotel has been an iconic landmark in the town of Banff, B.C., since 1912. After a roof-top fire ravaged through the hotel in 2016, the Banff Sign Company was contracted to re-create the hotel’s original neon signage at the entrance, and to do so from scratch. Having only a black-and-white vintage photo to work from, this project required custom metal fabrication, neon bending, electrical and two-part polyurethane coating, colour matching, and creativity.