I Got a (Vintage Marquee) Letter in The Mail, from Bay City Cargo
I could not resist the pun when I realized I got a “letter” in the mail! (even though that’s usually Eccentric Roadside’s area of expertise!)
I have been in touch recently with Mike of Bay City Cargo in Belfast Maine- who has the world’s largest collection of vintage theater marquee letters. He is also the owner of The Colonial Theatre in Belfast, ME www.ColonialTheatre.com – which often gets confused (URL-wise) with my Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA www.THEColonialTheatre.com 🙂 What a small cool world.
If you are interested in buying some cool old vintage letters from theaters, casinos, restaurants and more, check their listings on eBay. They also sell new letters for your marquee, in case you’re not into the “ransom note” look of mismatched letters.
I could not help but think of this Sesame Street video from The Beetles when I opened the package.
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The whole state of Maine fell off a retro cliff long ago. We are so far behind the real world we are completely preserved as if in aspic. Take a ride and see the wild coast of Maine. We ain’t got no interstate on the coast so ride slow. We’d love to see you in Belfast, Maine. Thank you for the nice words Ms. MB/ Mike
http://www.moodysdiner.com/ maybe they stayed at Moody’s Diner? Hope we can welcome you to Belfast. Mike
The whole state of Maine fell off a retro cliff long ago. We are so far behind the real world we are completely preserved as if in aspic. Take a ride and see the wild coast of Maine. We ain’t got no interstate on the coast so ride slow. We’d love to see you in Belfast, Maine. Thank you for the nice words Ms. MB/ Mike
http://www.moodysdiner.com/ maybe they stayed at Moody’s Diner? Hope we can welcome you to Belfast. Mike
wendyvee
March 8, 2011 at 4:08 pmHow cool is that! I love the metal letters that Bay City Cargo carries 🙂
Burning Bridge Antiques, in Columbia, PA, had a bathtub full of marquee letters in their shop last summer (I believe that they were from a theater in Dallastown). I couldn’t find both of my initials; so I bought and “R” & a “W” thinking that I would use them to style a new header for my site … I haven’t gotten around to it yet.
wendyvee
October 17, 2018 at 12:23 pmHow cool is that! I love the metal letters that Bay City Cargo carries 🙂
Burning Bridge Antiques, in Columbia, PA, had a bathtub full of marquee letters in their shop last summer (I believe that they were from a theater in Dallastown). I couldn’t find both of my initials; so I bought and “R” & a “W” thinking that I would use them to style a new header for my site … I haven’t gotten around to it yet.
Gunnar
March 9, 2011 at 10:16 amThat’s B-yond compare!
Mod Betty / RetroRoadmap.com
March 9, 2011 at 10:19 amGunnar – I knew I could rely on you for a punny addition to this post! Keep up the good work.