249-251 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, Canada
The exuberant Ovaltine Cafe neon signage with its exclusive arrow-formed projecting signal, designed by Wallace Neon in 1942, evokes the 1940s and 1950s, Vancouver’s ‘golden age’ of neon, when there was reportedly extra neon in Vancouver than anyplace in the planet, apart from for Shanghai, China.
The interior of the cafe has survived intact, and includes a espresso counter, booths, mirrors and varnished woodwork.
The Edwardian making which houses the Ovaltine Cafe was built in 1912, designed by architect Arthur Julius Hen for proprietor R. B. Hamilton.
Posted by Heritage Vancouver on 2014-09-01 04:53:18
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