Sign, Advertising
Object number2015.32.1 a,b
Manufacturer
Allanson International, Inc.
MediumWood; Paint; Glass; Neon; Plastic; Rubber; Copper
Credit LineGift of Marianne DelPizzo
DescriptionDel's Bar neon sign consisting of a wooden sign with neon tubes and metal transformer.Dimensions(a) Height 26.125, Width 75, Depth 16.75;(b) Height 7, Width 4.625, Depth 12.5.
Inscriptions(a)
Front top center has painted "1949". Across the front bottom is "DEL'S BAR" painted and in neon.
Marks(b)
Front has two labels:
in bottom right corner there is a white label with black text "Allanson / INTERNATIONAL INC. / LUMINOUS TUBE TRANSFORMER / PRIMARY 120 V 60 HZ 360 VA / SEC. 12,000 V 30 MA NORM P.F. / SEC. MID-POINT GROUNDED / CENTRE DE L'ENROULEMENT / HAUTE TENSION MIS A LA TERRE / 0696 / SA [registered trademark symbol] / TYPE NO. 452FS BALANCED / CAT. NO. 12B30FTS UNI-TRAN / MADE IN / CANADA / U.S. PAT. 5,168,422 / 21-553";
label along left side is blue with black text "UL [registered trademark symbol] / [U]nderwriters / Laboratories Inc. / LISTED / GAS TUBE SIGN / TRANSFORMER / ISSUE D02032 / PRINTED IN USA".
Top has yellow label with black text "OUTDOOR NON WEATHERPROOF / IF USED OUTDOORS MUST BE INSTALLED / IN A WEATHERPROOF ENCLOSURE / MOUNT THIS SIDE UP".
Historical NotesDel's Ristorante and Bar began as a small grocery store at Larimer Avenue and Meadow Street in East Liberty established by Italian immigrants Berardino and Mary DelPizzo. It developed into a restaurant called the Meadow Grill, which later was bought by the Minutello family in 1957. After the DelPizzo's sold their East Liberty restaurant in 1949, their sons Dino and Bob opened Del's in Bloomfield. After Dino passed away in 1974, his widow Josephine and two children, Marianne and John, took over the family restaurant. They remodeled Del's exterior and bar in the early 2000s to reflect the historical architecture of Pittsburgh's East End, which included the neon bar sign, a throwback to the restaurant's early signage. In an effort to keep up with the changing food industry, the restaurant participated in an episode of Food Network's Restaurant Impossible and underwent a small renovation of their dining room and menu. The third generation ran the restaurant until 2015 when it closed.
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(1927 - 1974)
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