After disembarking from my first ride in years down the tiny Angels Flight railway, I crossed the street to Grand Central Market and was blown away by a huge piece of neon art on the north wall inside.
The prominent name on the art is “Bulleit Frontier Whiskey”, but much of the additional imagery looks distinctively L.A. And it is.
This work of neon art while sponsored by Bulleit Whiskey (a Diageo company) is actually a fund-raiser for the Museum of Neon Art in Glendale. Designed by Brendan Donnelly, the artwork was executed by Lisa Schulte, a longtime neon-art sculptor and member of the museum’s board.
Here is how it works: Every time someone posts a photograph of this Bulleit Frontier Whisky sign on social media and tags it #FrontierWorks, the company will make a donation to the MONA for neon restoration purposes. So please feel free to copy the photo at the top of this post and post it somewhere. Be sure to tag it!
Grand Central Market has always had neon signage–even when it wasn’t fashionable. And the newcomers are continuing the tradition. Here is some of what else I saw in GSM.
(Nearby: Anthony Quinn restored!)
