Restored Coca-Cola Sign - Bessemer, AL
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N 33° 24.066 W 086° 57.033
16S E 504598 N 3695755
In 2011, this Coca-Cola sign was painted on a building based on a 1922 photo of the same sign. It is located across the street from the Bessemer Hall of History.
Waymark Code: WMF4P9
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2012
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Located at the intersection of Alabama Avenue and 19th Street North, this sign stands out. The restorers used the same bright colors that were on the original sign 90 years ago. I asked at the museum why the Coca-Cola logo did not seem closer to the original. The person on duty told me that at some point in the building's history a door had been added, so they decided to shrink the logo to make it fit. A 2011 Birmingham News story about the restoration, including a video, can be found at (
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