BC DUers - Question about the BOWMAC sign

[yvr girl]

Why is it BOWMAC and not MACBLOW?

[tmorelli415]

1. whadda whadda who?

can you translate for the curious?

[yvr girl]

2. There is a landmark sign in Vancouver

BOWMAC. It is on a building that was the headquarters for a company called MacMillian Blowdel (MacBlow for short.)

[Maple]

3. MacBlow is gone now

isn't it? Bought out?

[yvr girl]

4. I didn't think so

But I could be wrong. The sign is still there though, underneath the Toys'R'Us sign.

[Maple]

5. Bought out by

Weyerhauser I thought

On edit: yeah, here it is...in 2000

http://boxboard.com/ar/boxboard_weyerhaeusermacmillan_bloedel_acquisition/

[HEyHEY]

7. Yeah, it's canfor now (I believe)

[HEyHEY]

8. pic

[HEyHEY]

6. Bowmac was a car dealership

Pontiacs and GMC

The sign is what's left of an amazing era of Vancouver when the city was a becon of neon sign art.
The Bowmac was the only sign you could see from North Van when lit up.
You also (Legend has it) could see it from Van Isl

[V. Kid]

10. True, true....

...it has nothing to do with forestry YVR girl.

[LibertyorDeath]

9. Because someone would add a big ass

S on the end of it

MACBLOWS :)