Taxi - Yakima Valley Museum - Yakima, WA
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This restored neon sign is one of the many local historic signs included in the Yakima Valley Museum's "Neon Garden" collection.
Waymark Code: WM77HN
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2009
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The museum's Website has the following info about this sign:
Taxi was installed at 16 North First Street when the Yellow Cab Company opened its Yakima dispatch office in 1942. Although the dispatch office moved to 107 South First Street in 1947, the taxi stand and this sign remained at 16 North First Street, a building occupied by the Topic Cigar Store, Topic Café and Tavern, and The Way Station. The taxi stand and sign were relocated to the Yakima Bus Terminal around 1980. The Yellow Cab Co. in Yakima went out of business in 1993 and the sign was removed. Bud Owens donated this sign to the museum in 1994, before plans for the Neon Garden were initiated. Phil Hantz, Norm Hillstrom, Stu McKenzie, Art Reis, Robert Spencer, Glenn Terrell, and David Young of Dwinell's Visual Systems donated the restoration and installation of Taxi.
Name of business: Yellow Cab Company
Type of business: Other
Condition of Neon Sign: Hitsville - In good working order
Physical Location:
2105 Tieton Dr
Yakima, WA USA
00000
Web Address: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
One picture of sign will suffice. Additional shots - bonus.