ad art - the sign from the former Ad-Art headquarters in Stockton, Calif. - designed by Bill Clarke

            From the company web site:

The first Ad Art (known as Ad Art 1.0) was started in 1935 in Modesto, CA.  In the early 1950’s the Papais brothers (Lou and John) purchased and relocated the company 15 miles north to Stockton, CA.  Throughout the 1960’s Ad Art grew to become one of the top 5 largest sign companies in the US and dominated the Las Vegas market.

In the 1990’s, Ad Art was purchased and taken public on the NASDAQ exchange, traded under the name Display Technologies (DTEK). In the market crash of 2001, Display Technologies was forced to close or liquidate many of their holdings in order to stave off bankruptcy.  Ad Art, a highly profitable business, was closed as a casualty of the parent company losses.

In 2003, Terry Long, Robert Kierejczyk & Jeremy Anderson, all former Ad Art executives, resurrected Ad Art from the ashes.

Taken on: October 4, 2017

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Sets appears in: • Ad-Art, Inc. • SCA Conference 2017 - Queen City Crusade

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