Staying in business for half a century is a big accomplishment for any restaurant, but it is particularly impressive for this eatery, which is one of only two remaining stores in a largely forgotten fast food empire called Biff-Burger.īiff-Burger was founded by brothers Bruce and Earl Brane in 1956, just as McDonald’s and Burger King were laying the groundwork to eventually dominate the American burger market. “I thought we’d never serve all the people waiting in line, but we just wanted to give something back to the community.”
“We had a line from the window all the way out the back door and all the way across the back parking lot,” owner Ralph Havis says. Petersburg’s iconic historic signs include significant neon elements.On May 3, the fast food restaurant Beef Burger in Greensboro, North Carolina, celebrated its 50th anniversary by offering customers burgers for 50 cents. Other industries followed suit, such as the cars of the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Wings, fins and satellite shapes were very common themes. In the 1950’s and 1960’s, the nation was becoming more and more fascinated with outer space, which influenced the shapes of the signs. Many of the businesses, restaurants and motels, used these signs to get the attention of passing tourists. These signs were a combination of neon lights and enamel painted metal, so they would be visible day or night.īefore I-275 was built, 34th St. The gas inside the tubes is charged with electricity, similar to a fluorescent light, and that’s what makes them glow. The true Neon signs have a red, orange or amber glow from the neon gas, whereas the blue color comes from filling the tubes with argon gas. In the 1930s and ’40s, as the technology for Neon and Fluorescent lighting was improving and became more affordable, the medium became an important part of advertising signs. As the facades of buildings became more ornate, there was less and less space for signage, advertising what the shop offered, or what services were provided in the offices.īeginning in the 1920s, the influence of Art Moderne on the design of commercial buildings as well as the style of the graphics used for advertising. These are but a few of the signs you can visit today.Īs the form of building’s changed and the speed of travel down roads increased, roadside signage became more important than ever for commercial enterprises. This is not the only roadside sign that has stood the test of time. Don’t forget to get your photo alongside this piece of St. They purchased the sign at auction for $5,060 and had it refurbished to read as it does today, standing at the corner of 13th Street South and Central Ave. Along came Ferg’s, a sports bar and grille in St. In 2018, a developer bought the property and was planning to demolish the historic sign. It stood in front of World Liquors for over 50 years. In 1961, it was purchased by World Liquors and the sign was given a new life. It was originally a sign for World Furniture. has had quite a history of refurbishment. The iconic sign you see today at 1320 Central Ave.
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