PARTIAL WIN: Preservation Chicago’s Viral Tweet Leads to Good Outcome for Vintage Orange Garden Neon Sign By Preservation Chicago December 31, 2022 0 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestWhatsAppEmailPrint Orange Garden Restaurant, 1942 W. Irving Park Rd. Opened in 1926 and reported to be the oldest Chinese restaurant in Chicago. Orange Garden Neon Sign, reportedly Chicago's oldest working neon sign. Image Credit: Matt Rieck Twitter Billy Corgan Always Loved The Neon Orange Garden ‘Chop Suey’ Sign. Now, He Owns It; Chloé Mendel and her partner, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman, bought the 1930s sign at auction and plan to hang it in their Highland Park cafe, Noah Asimow, Block Club Chicago, 5/7/22 Iconic neon sign at Orange Garden restaurant winds up in surprising hands after auction, Josh Noel, Chicago Tribune, 5/6/22 ‘You never notice the little cool things that are around until it is too late,’ auction of beloved Chicago restaurants’ neon signs held in North Center, María Paula Mijares Torres, Chicago Tribune, 4/30/22 ADVOCACYWinsMonth-in-Review NewsletterDecember 2022 NewsletterYear-in-Review Archive2022 Year-in-Review FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestWhatsAppEmailPrint Previous articleWIN: 100-Year Old ‘Ghost Signs’ Rescued Just Days Before DemolitionNext articleWIN: Adaptively Reused and Landmarked, Stewart School Lofts Sells For Big Profit (Chicago 7 2014) LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Comment: Please enter your comment! Name:* Please enter your name here Email:* You have entered an incorrect email address! Please enter your email address here Website: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
