[Accrs] Proposal for California Railroad posters on newly painted wall at Northern Entrance

[Alameda County Central Railroad Society]

I concerned about creating a traffic "block" in the front.  When the 
crowds are heavy, it tends to back up there.

Gary

On 3/3/2019 8:34 AM, Alameda County Central Railroad Society wrote:
> Message From: Larry  colorado at onemain.com
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> Regarding the idea of using the stove to support a table for a guest 
> register.   I think it is a good idea but when people come in they 
> face the caboose chair and layouts and the stove woulod be behind them 
> in kind of a dark corner.  I think the stove is fine but we may need 
> to move it to a more visible spot.
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> Larry
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> Alameda County Central Railroad Society wrote:
>> Message From: Paula Bursleypbursley at comcast.net
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>> I like the posters and I also like the black frame best.  The only 
>> comment I have is that I would prefer to see the posters spaced out a 
>> bit on the wall, and we might even consider hanging three on the main 
>> entry wall and one behind the chair if it would be visible.  We could 
>> experiment with the positioning.  Just my preference but others may 
>> feel differently.  Phil, thanks for researching this and putting it 
>> together.  I think this art would really add a lot to the atmosphere 
>> in the entryway.
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>> Paula
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>>> On Mar 2, 2019, at 10:38 PM, Alameda County Central Railroad Society 
>>> <accrs at mail.accrs.org <mailto:accrs at mail.accrs.org>> wrote:
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>>> Message From: Phil Edholm pedholm at pkeconsulting.com 
>>> <mailto:pedholm at pkeconsulting.com>
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>>> Attached is a pdf with a proposal for putting up four 36”x24” “arty” 
>>> posters of the four major California railroads. The idea is to 
>>> change the look of the North Entrance after the great paint job and 
>>> make it much cleaner and modern looking, but with art that is 
>>> evocative of the golden age of passenger travel by rail. These will 
>>> represent the four primary (Class 1) railroads focused to 
>>> California: SF/ATSF, SP, UP, and the WP. The posters are of 
>>> signature passenger trains of each railroad, generally in the art 
>>> deco to realism period (not photos). I think there is a story to be 
>>> told using them, some thoughts in the pdf. The four posters shown in 
>>> the pdf are from eBay and are $35 each (free shipping) in a 24”x36” 
>>> poster configuration. So four posters would be $140. If anyone has 
>>> other poster options for the railroads, please suggest (or if you 
>>> have a good one at home).
>>> Also shown are three frame options from Michaels. They range from 
>>> $110 to $154 for the four frames (after discounts). I personally 
>>> thing the black frame that is about 1.25 inches wide is best and 
>>> those are $127 for four, so the total for the posters and frames is 
>>> $267.
>>> After discussing it Friday after the business meeting, there seemed 
>>> to be general agreement this makes sense. Much of the existing 
>>> artwork is either faded or wrinkled. Putting up a bunch of misc. art 
>>> or a bunch of Orchard things is going to look cluttered. This will 
>>> be a very clean and new look and will be very noticeable to anyone 
>>> who has been coming for the last few years (especially Jerome). I 
>>> think the investment is a good one for the new look it will give our 
>>> “lobby”.
>>> Please respond if this makes sense. If so, I will order the posters 
>>> and get some frames to look at next Friday.
>>> *Phil Edholm*
>>> Office 925-264-9420
>>> Mobile 408-832-5618
>>> <Posters for 
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