Images(6)

Sign, Informational

Object number2016.76.36 a,b

OriginUnited States of America

MediumMasonite; Wood; Paint; Ink; Adhesive

Credit LineGift of Palace Entertainment

DescriptionRectangular masonsite sign with details painted in black and numerous colors. Front is painted white with name of sign in black across top, color key on right, and an aerial representation of Kennywood Park with handpainted details and applied three-dimensional shapes representing park features; multiple shapes missing. Reverse is unpainted brown and has maker information stamped in black. One detached octagonal piece is painted wood with layers of adhesive and paint on reverse; piece is detached from above the fountain and below the Merry Go Round.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 41.125 × 60.063 × 1.375 in. (104.5 × 152.6 × 3.5 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 1.938 × 1.875 × 0.563 in. (4.9 × 4.8 × 1.4 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Front has black text across top "KENNYWOOD DIRECTORY" and down right side "COLOR / KEY / [yellow circle] REST / ROOMS / [red circle] RIDES & / AMUSEMENTS / [orange circle] GAMES / [green circle] PICNIC / PAVILIONS / [blue circle] PARK / ENTRANCE / [purple circle] REFRESHMENTS / [pink circle] STAGES / [beige circle] BUS TERMINAL / & OFFICE".

Red, white, and black text throughout sign has, roughly from top to bottom, left to right "Raging / Rapids / HOOT'N HOLLER R.R. / 16 / 13 / 19 / 20 / KIDDIELAND / 15 / 14 / Safety / City / WONDER / WHEEL / LOG JAMMER / THUNDERBOLT / Turtle / GIFT SHOP / Garden Stage / SWING AROUND / Paddle Boats / RACER / STEEL / PHANTOM / GIFT / SHOP / MERRY / GO / ROUND / GIFT SHOP / JACK RABBIT / PENNY / ARCADE / 1 & 2 / 3 / FOUNTAIN / *you are here / 5 / 8 / Service Center / Boat Tag / FIRST / AID / LOCKERS / TURNPIKE / 7 / 6 / KENNYWOOD BOULEVARD / FREE PARKING / RAMP TO TUNNEL RAMP TO TUNNEL / GROUP SALES / FREE PARKING".

MarksReverse has inverted yellow stamped text, from left to right:
"PRODUC / MASON / RESEAR”;
“TEMPERED / MADE IN U.S.A.”;
“PRODUCT OF / MASONITE / RESEARCH”; and
“MPERED / E IN U.S.A.”
Historical NotesKennywood Directory sign from the area between the Fountain and the Old Mill ride. Part of a collection covering the history of Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, that was transferred to the Heinz History Center. The collection documents both the general history of the park and the experiences of the people who worked there, documenting Kennywood’s long role as a source of summer employment for generations of high school and college students in the Pittsburgh region.

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