Windsor Theatre
1225 N. Clark Street,
Chicago,
IL
60610
1225 N. Clark Street,
Chicago,
IL
60610
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Windsor blade sign above the Green Hornet streetcar, circa 1950.
Photo credit The Trolley Dodger.
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“Blade” is a word frowned on by theatre historians. That type of sign is known as an “upright” or “vertical.” “Blade” was apparently started by a child who saw a resemblance to swords used in dueling scenes by the likes of Douglas Firbanks, Errol Flynn, and Tyrone Power.