![]() We took This photo to DāNite signs to see if they could replicate it EXACTLY (with Village Wines text) because just close would be a problem (since the property is in the Canal Winchester Historic Distric). When we visited Earl he had a photo of the original Ohio Midland Sign. South Central purchased Ohio Midland years ago. Our Gelber Muskateller is classified as a Drnsteiner village wine with DAC status, because the Wachau DAC. Earl’s father worked in this building for years, for Ohio Midland Power, and so did Earl, for South Central Power. Gelber Muskateller (Loibner Ried Loibenberg). As luck would have it met with Earl Cathers about 6 months ago… Earl and his wife Marilyn are family friends and he has a history with the building. “We purchased the building in October of 2016 and we talked with many ” locals ” about the building history. This sign’s story was graciously provided by the client via email to Mark Rubcich, the DāNite Sign Design Consultant who managed the project from start to finish. ![]() The Village Wine & Bistro Retro Sign (Another Man’s Story to Tell) It’s really nice to know when you’ve earned an enthusiastic and unanimous thumbs up, and the neon Village Wine & Bistro retro sign recently achieved that feat. It becomes the sign company’s job to attempt to please all of the people, all of the time, and that’s a pretty big goal to shoot for consistently. Sign companies, of course, aim to please their clients while satisfying the local municipality with jurisdiction over zoning, a building department, historical review boards, area commissions, and the surrounding community at large. ![]() In other words, it’s a special kind of success when you can actually please all of the people! In this case, a nod to the past seems to be just the ticket. The true retro sign has become so highly desirable to signage clients, and municipalities alike, that it brings to mind a quote shared by John Lydgate and Abraham Lincoln: “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time.” You Can Please All of the People (Some of the Time)
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