Arrow Neon Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark861
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Commercial building.
- Associated Dates
- 1961
- Other Names
- Lost in the 50's Drive-in
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Lost in the 50's Drive-in
- Geographic Access
- Edmonds Street
- Associated Dates
- 1961
- Description
- Commercial building.
- Heritage Value
- The Arrow Neon Sign was built in 1961 by the Neonette Sign Company of New Westminster when this property was opened as the Tomahawk Drive-in Restaurant. The restaurant was later known as Lindy's Burger and in 1990, the business was renamed Lost in the 50's Drive-in. It stands 20-foot tall and is composed of a large double-sided hollow steel panel serpentine arrow mounted on a pole supporting a lexan sign panel measuring approximately 8 feet wide by 4 feet tall. The sign was designed with three illuminated features: a round lamp at the top of the pole, a double-sided rectangular fluorescent sign panel box, and two double-sided rows of orange neon arrows that follow the large serpentine arrow. The Arrow Neon Sign remains as a rare surviving example of neon sign art in the city and is the only historic neon sign in South Burnaby. The sign has gained prominence over the years as it has been associated with this small iconic drive-in which has also been utilized as a set for film production. Additionally, the drive-in has played a prominent role in the Edmonds community as a popular setting for recent "Show and Shine" participants to park their classic cars.
- Locality
- Edmonds
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lakeview-Mayfield Area
- Builder
- Neonette Sign Company
- Community
- Burnaby
- Contributing Resource
- Structure
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Street Address
- 7741 Edmonds Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Lost in the 50's Drive-In sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98682
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Disappearing Burnaby collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the historic "Arrow Neon Sign" at 50's Burgers, a restaurant located at 7741 Edmonds Street. The photograph depicts the sign, which reads: "Lost in the 50's Drive-In," against the sky at dusk.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Disappearing Burnaby collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 634-029
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2022-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the historic "Arrow Neon Sign" at 50's Burgers, a restaurant located at 7741 Edmonds Street. The photograph depicts the sign, which reads: "Lost in the 50's Drive-In," against the sky at dusk.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Cheung, Nakita
- Notes
- Title taken from the associated blog post
- Associated blog post: https://disappearingburnaby.wordpress.com/2022/06/30/lost-in-the-50s-drive-in/
- Geographic Access
- Edmonds Street
- Street Address
- 7741 Edmonds Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
![Traffic in Lakeview-Edmonds, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2959-1.jpg?width=280)
Traffic in Lakeview-Edmonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97676
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs related to transportation and traffic in the Edmonds area of Burnaby. Photographs depict Argus Carriers delivery driver Terry Doyle at work in his delivery truck, and Lidia Rossi, Porcellato, and Muriel Logan, all members of the Lakeview-Edmonds Neighbourhood Association, …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2959
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs related to transportation and traffic in the Edmonds area of Burnaby. Photographs depict Argus Carriers delivery driver Terry Doyle at work in his delivery truck, and Lidia Rossi, Porcellato, and Muriel Logan, all members of the Lakeview-Edmonds Neighbourhood Association, posing on a road and interacting with traffic at the corner of 6th and Edmonds.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a November 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2959-1: "Terry Doyle, a delivery driver for Argus Carriers, heads out to the busy streets of the Lower Mainland to deliver packages."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2959-2: "Terry Doyle, a delivery driver for Argus Carriers, says he tries not to bring the stresses of driving around the Lower Mainland home with him."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2959-3: "Lidia Rossi, Sophia Porcellato, and Muriel Logan have formed the Lakeview-Edmonds Neighbourhood Association to discuss ways to keep rat-running traffic out of their neighbourhood."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2959-4: "Lidia Rossi, of the Lakeview-Edmonds Neighborhood Association, motions to a rat-running motorist, at the corner of 6th St. and Edmonds, to stay out of the residential streets."
- Geographic Access
- 6th Street
- Edmonds Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
![Traffic in Lakeview-Edmonds, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2959-1.jpg)