Vess Advertising Device

Vess Advertising Device - City Landmark #120

Vess Bottle SignIn the early 1950's, the Vess Bottling Company erected a large replica of a Vess Soda Bottle at the corner of Hampton and Gravois Boulevards. The bottle was 25 1/2 feet tall and weighed over 2,000 pounds. It stood on a steel pole which revolved at a rate of three revolutions per minute. The bottle was lit by 600 lineal feet of neon tubing. After being found in storage in the late 1980's, the bottle found a new home at the corner of 6th and O'Fallon Streets. The bottle was designated as a City Landmark in 1990.

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