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

[Alameda County Central Railroad Society]

Remember our target with this is not railfans but "civilian" fair goers 
and other visitors.     Also the goal is to create something inviting 
and striking at the entrance.  I have shown these images to some friends 
who are not railfans and they like the striking posters.  People respond 
to art and this illustrates the railroad connection to life and travel.  
The photos could then  progress down the
main aisle to more literal photos of various California railroads as 
they really are, Dennis does have a point..   Also the idea of a case 
with models would work as well, since we have that case full of cobwebs 
by the back door.   Don't
forget some people come in through the back at the fair.  The average 
person doesn't think of trains much at all or thinks of a train as an 
industrial item

Larry Brickell.

Alameda County Central Railroad Society wrote:

>Message From: Dennis Stokely  dstokely at sbcglobal.net
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> I like the concept but not the posters other than the Santa Fe which 
> has a realistic train and background.  The others are just more 
> "artsy" than train emphasis.  I also prefer the black and brown frame 
> to the solid black.
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> For the cost, I would say do it for this years fair and keep an eye 
> out for something to replace the posters after that, unless someone 
> knows a source to get the for rr's in better pictures now.
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> Dennis
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> On Saturday, March 2, 2019, 11:57:28 PM PST, Alameda County Central 
> Railroad Society <accrs at mail.accrs.org> wrote:
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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
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> Message From: Phil Edholm  pedholm at pkeconsulting.com 
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