Walgreens has just submitted their signage designs for their upcoming location in the former Valencia College administration building downtown.
The historic building was built in 1911 and was the home of the First National Bank. We wrote about it HERE.
The aforementioned application is for a Major Certificate of Appropriateness to add a new vertical sign to the corner of the building as well as other signage on facades and newly added canopies. The designs will be considered for approval at the upcoming January 6 Historic Preservation Board meeting.
What do you think of the signage?
The signage is ugly but it will be nice to have a drug store downtown since there isn’t one. Now I can walk, as it should be.
There’s no CVS near by. Downtown desperately needs a drug store like this.
Victoria Shepard Luna…a Walgreens!
What is that…an upside down thermostat? The bell ring game from a carnaval?
Awww they should spell Walgreens down the spire and leave that as the only signage. Similarly to the historically accurate sign.
Clip art at best. Must create some semblance of connectivity to this lovely building.
Signs are huge. Like that Walgreen’s is moving in, not the sign.
We need to be mindful of the historic precedent that Walgreens had on Church Street during the 40’s and 50’s. Should go back to historic signage.
The sign is too big and takes away from the beauty and aesthetic of the historic building.
Why do Walgreens and CVS put stores every half mile? I’ve never seen more than about 5 people in any of them. Seems like a giant waste of money and resources.
Too big. Ugly.
That being said, I’m happy to see retail finally returning to downtown. It’s too bad that McCrory’s couldn’t survive long enough to see it.
These architects need to get the hell off the Internet and start spending time in-person, in historic cities… and I’m not talking about Orlando… I’m talking about cities where preservation is the norm and signage isn’t tweaked just enough to appease the local city’s preservation board. Look at the beautiful lines of this venerable building. It deserves more than a minimalist 30 foot probe with a “W” at the top. https://goo.gl/maps/3eWGP2E9du12
Too large and lacks character.
It’s gargantuan! And quite ugly.
I like it!
Would be cool