The purpose of this thesis is to define the historical commercial center. To write this history, it was necessary to identify the developmental factors affecting the form and/or placement of the building sign. Historic photographs of the Indianapolis commercial center and other primary sources were used to document the popular sign forms of that era.Sign history is not a subject that is well represented in preservation or urban planning literature. Thus, the preservation and/or adaptive use of historic commercial districts often lacks strong references to the district's building sign heritage. This history is a guide for those professionals whose job it is to develop design guidelines and sign ordinances for early 20th-century historic commercial districts. / Department of Architecture
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/184774 |
| Date | January 1993 |
| Creators | Burant, Diane |
| Contributors | Cairns, Malcolm D. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | iii, 86 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
| Coverage | n-us-in |
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