Kentile Floors Sign

Originally the company produced vinyl rubber and cork floor tiles.

Kentile floors sign.

Many have adopted it as a. Kentile floors in brooklyn new york was a neighborhood mainstay for many years with a recognizable neon kentile sign above its flagship factory. When assembled your kit will measure a respectable 8 5 8 h x 9 1 8 w x 4 1 4 d. A team of artists plans to use powerful projectors to animate.

Kentile s sign along the gowanus canal brooklyn new york ca 1949 has been considered an important landmark in its own right. In brooklyn and easily visible from the gowanus expressway and the f train kentile once billed itself as america s largest manufacturers of super resilient floor tile. Kentile floors ghost sign in brooklyn as far as i m concerned this is the mother of all ghost signs. Kentile floors was founded in 1898 by arthur kennedy.

The company filed bankruptcy in 1992 ceasing operations in 1995. A soon to be dismantled sign that has become an emblem of brooklyn s fading industrial enterprise will be illuminated one last time. The kentile floors sign in brooklyn is coming down. In canada kentile flooring was distributed by t.

The company began as a small brooklyn tile company in 1898. You can celebrate our past with the boundless brooklyn kentile floors sign model kit. But the majestic 50 year old icon will be saved said city councilman brad lander who helped broker the deal. Kentile floors flourished under founder arthur kennedy specializing in vinyl asphalt and cork floor tiles.

Kentile floors sign 9th street and 2nd avenue 1949 the kentile floor company founded by arthur kennedy in 1898 opened its third location here in 1949. Kentile became successful by offering flooring in a wide range of materials colors and patterns. When lit up in bright neon purple the sign could be seen from miles away. At above left our illustration shows green and beige kentile floor patterns from 1958.

Unfortunately the company also is remembered for using toxic asbestos in a variety of its products including asphalt and vinyl floor tiles. Kentile floors sign brooklyn ny. 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 iconic kentile floors sign can be seen towering over 2nd ave.