Kentile Floors Sign Model

David shulman holds up a miniature model of the landmark kentile floors sign at the smith ninth street subway station in gowanus where straphangers used to get a view of the beloved icon.

Kentile floors sign model.

Fans of the kentile floors sign which workers started to take down earlier this month are used to showing their appreciation on instagram and facebook. This diy model kit is laser cut in brooklyn from chipboard a 100 recycled material and comes with everything you ll need to put your sign together in minutes. The kentile floors sign may be gone for now but it is certainly not forgotten. I m writing this for myself and for my brooklyn neighbors past and present.

The sign can be left as it is or you can get artsy by customizing it with paints markers and more. When assembled your kit will measure a respectable 8 5 8 h x 9 1 8 w x 4 1 4 d. See more ideas about flooring signs ghost signs. A team of artists plans to use powerful projectors to animate the 8 story tall kentile floors sign as a parting kiss after dark on friday.

Now they will find the sign on t shirts. At above left our illustration shows green and beige kentile floor patterns from 1958. Jul 19 2014 the name says it all. To the non new yorkers non brooklynites really reading this i apologize in advance.

This is a location specific lament and farewell that i don t expect to resonate with you. Kentile floors sign is back in miniature. This diy model kit is l aser cut in brooklyn from chipboard a 100 recycled material and comes with everything you ll need to assemble it in minutes. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade vintage and one of a kind products and gifts related to your search.

You can celebrate our past with the boundless brooklyn kentile floors sign model kit. Yesterday workers started dismantling the kentile floors sign that has risen eight stories above the brooklyn neighborhood of gowanus. The company filed bankruptcy in 1992 ceasing operations in 1995. In canada kentile flooring was distributed by t.

Kentile s sign along the gowanus canal brooklyn new york ca 1949 has been considered an important landmark in its own right. You can celebrate our past with the boundless brooklyn kentile floors sign model kit. The beacon of gowanus expressway and f train commuters.