Gordon Sign Company (1904-2012)

Abstract The Gordon Sign Company was founded by Harry A. Gordon in 1904. It is the oldest full-service sign company in the United States. Harry Abraham Gordon was born in Vilnius, Lithuania in 1878 and settled in Denver, Colorado shortly before he founded the Company. His two sons, Edward and Leonard Gordon took over the company in the 1940s and later started one of the largest neon sign companies in Colorado. The collection contains a book of photographs of Gordon neon signs, "Gordon Neon: A Family...

Abstract The Gordon Sign Company was founded by Harry A. Gordon in 1904. It is the oldest full-service sign company in the United States. His two sons, Edward and Leonard Gordon took over the company in the 1940s and later started one of the largest neon sign companies in Colorado. The company was purchased by investors in 2012, but the Gordon Sign Company name was retained by the successor company. Gabriella Marks and Debra Nichols, granddaughters of Leonard Gordon, published a book in 2018 with...

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Interior view of the Gordon Sign Company with men and boys at work. Third from the left is Leo Gordon and man seated second from the right is Harry Gordon. The others are unidentified. Harry Gordon migrated from Lithuania to New York before settling in Denver.

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Three unidentified men stand in front of the Gordon Sign Company. Harry Gordon migrated from Lithuania to New York before settling in Denver, where he founded the Gordon Sign Company in 1904.

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Unidentified man standing beside the Gordon Sign Co. traveling billboard. Advertised on the billboard is ''Dave Shade vs. Al Webster, 10 Rounds 10, To-night, Stockyards.'' Top of billboard says, ''For advertising on this traveling billboard call the Gordon Sign Co. 'Everything under the sun in signs' 1714 Arapahoe St. phone Champa 828.'' Harry Gordon migrated from Lithuania to New York before settling in Denver, where he founded the Gordon Sign Company.