Metal,Neon signs. Starting in 1947 Annis Way manufactured and installed most of the neon signs used in the area. Whites Grill, Princess Theatre, Golden Dragon, Shangri-La Gardens, Liberty Restaurant, Zellers are just a few of the signs installed by this b
Start_year:
1947
End_year:
Now in Barrie
Other_names:
Signs Neon
Company_location:
1947 in barn at 119 Douglas St. then in the mid 1950s at rear of 16 Peter Street S. Moved in 1960 to new building at 595 West St. S.
Owner_president:
Lloyd H. Annis
Executives:
Salesman Cecil Millson and Howard BrecklesStarted by Lloyd Annis, in 1947, Annis-Way Signs quickly gained a local reputation for superior products and excellent service. Now, more than sixty years later, the company has grown to include Ontario’s most hea
Employees:
25 at its peak in the early years.
Notes:
Most signs painted by hand. First building was owned by Charles Hale and heated with an old wood stove.Shop on West Street had the latest equipment in vacuum forming for extruding plastics. A contract with Bridgestone Tire took them as far away as Kelowna
