PARTIAL WIN: Preservation Chicago’s Viral Tweet Leads to Good Outcome for Vintage Orange Garden Neon Sign

By Preservation Chicago

December 31, 2022

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Orange Garden Signage matt rieck — 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

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