Ott Camera building designed to look like ... a camera.
Architecture Buildings Commercial Archeology Neon Oddities Only, One of a Kind Preservation / Protection Needed Retail Stores, Malls
Ott Camera building designed to look like ... a camera.

The features of this building were designed to look like a camera, in Main Street Modernism style. It was Ott Camera from 1955 thru March 2016 (starting next door in Joseph C. Ott's home in 1948). The architect was Allan A. Berkowitz. The O in the Ott neon sign represents a viewfinder. The new owner is modifying it and the historic commission is trying to get a designation to protect it. This information is from Inga Saffron's column in the Philadelphia Inquirer, 6/12/16, at p. H19.

Publication date Jun 24, 2018
Neighborhood
Property ID: 10577
Updated on: Jun 27, 2019

The features of this building were designed to look like a camera, in Main Street Modernism style. It was Ott Camera from 1955 thru March 2016 (starting next door in Joseph C. Ott's home in 1948). The architect was Allan A. Berkowitz. The O in the Ott neon sign represents a viewfinder. The new owner is modifying it and the historic commission is trying to get a designation to protect it. This information is from Inga Saffron's column in the Philadelphia Inquirer, 6/12/16, at p. H19.

info

Location:
A-Plus Realtors , 6901 Castor Ave. , Castor Ave. near Longshore Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19149, United States
, .
Listing Category:
Architecture Buildings Commercial Archeology Neon Oddities Only, One of a Kind Preservation / Protection Needed Retail Stores, Malls
Virtual / Real:
Virtual
Created Date:
06-24-2018
Created by
plaquemaster
All locations from this user

Share