Sign Care & Maintenance Protection

Driving down the road with my friend Kate, a frequent road-tripper, I’ve noticed something fascinating about travel centers. While amenities like clean bathrooms and good food are essential, what excites her before we even arrive is seeing that familiar sign in the...

Thanksgiving is here and that has us looking backwards into the past. Of course we can't keep signs off the brain, so we wanted to dive into the history of signage in America and specifically try to find the oldest sign still present. While there is some dispute as to...

The Princess Theatre is undoubtedly one of the crown jewels of South Pittsburg, TN. This classic venue, akin to the Capitol Theaters in Lebanon and Maryville, TN, represents a bygone era of theatres that simply aren’t made anymore. Originally opened in the late 1920s...

If you run a business with multiple locations, or you're a corporate office overseeing your franchisees, rebranding your business at large can seem like a daunting task. You have to maintain the company's brand at large while also ensuring that each location or...

When you're at an amusement park, you're probably not thinking about the signage as you're rushing to your favorite game, attraction, or roller coaster. But here at Ortwein Sign, we think about signage so you don't have to. When it's done right, you won't even realize...

As with any company that’s existed over 100 years, Ortwein Sign has undergone a lot of changes. Much of that has been technological changes as we’ve had to adapt with the times. That means that while we started as a company whose primary focus was on hand painted...