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

Sun Mar 3 19:38:51 PST 2019

How about  a display cabinet with actual models instead of posters

On Sun, Mar 3, 2019 at 11:33 AM Alameda County Central Railroad Society <
accrs at mail.accrs.org> wrote:

> Message From: Andrew Herrera  czephyr1949 at gmail.com
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> I would like to offer some of my Rio Grande and CB&Q artwork prints already
> framed.  Some are from renowned railroad artist Mike Danneman.
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> On Sun, Mar 3, 2019 at 11:22 AM Alameda County Central Railroad Society <
> accrs at mail.accrs.org> wrote:
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>> Message From: Gary Lewis  glgslewis at comcast.net
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>> I concerned about creating a traffic "block" in the front.  When the
>> crowds are heavy, it tends to back up there.
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>> Gary
>> On 3/3/2019 8:34 AM, Alameda County Central Railroad Society wrote:
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>> 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:
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>> Message From: Paula Bursley  pbursley 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> wrote:
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>> Message From: Phil Edholm  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).
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>> 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.
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>> 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”.
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>> Please respond if this makes sense. If so, I will order the posters and
>> get some frames to look at next Friday.
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>> *Phil Edholm*
>> Office 925-264-9420
>> Mobile 408-832-5618
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