Bygone Signage: Loop Pharmacy

Ice-cold Coke!

By jameslileks

April 29, 2010 at 4:13PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Busy with the PopCrush site, so I've been a bit remiss on the Blog of Things. Let us redress that. From the upcoming 1960 Survey project, the Loop Pharmacy & Grill:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Everything here is gone. No, wait, that's what I usually say. Most everything here is still around; only the Loop building was gone. Details:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Fine food. I believe the Loop moved across the street when this building went down. Up the block, it's the old Schmitt Music building, before the music mural.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Individually crafted neon, overhanging signs: cities had a small-scale visual appeal we seem uninterested in recreating.

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