It is believed that Gray used as a model for the sign a photograph of Marion Caster Heatherly Baker, a top California drum majorette in the 1940's and head drum majorette at San Diego High School, class of 1943, at San Diego State College, the Naval Training Center, and later the Los Angeles Rams. The Campus drive-in was located at the corner of El Cajon Boulevard and College Avenue.Īustin Linn Gray and Joe Schmith, two San Diegans, are credited with the design of the Majorette.
NEON DRIVE GIRL MOVIE
The sign was affixed against a mural on the back of the movie screen, which depicted the San Diego State University bell tower quadrangle, football goalposts, and background mountains, one with a white "S" on it. She was originally built in 1947 for the Campus Drive-In Theater, the largest drive-in theater on the West Coast at that time. The history of the Majorette is as colorful as the sign itself, which has survived the demolition of two prior locations and several years of storage. SOHO has an easement for access and the right to remove the Majorette, although it will remain at the College Grove Shopping Center for the foreseeable future. As part of the donation, Vestar has agreed to remain responsible for financial and physical maintenance of the Majorette, and to keep it lit during nighttime operating hours for the shopping center. On July 2, 2001, ownership of the Majorette passed, by way of donation from Vestar Development Co., owner of College Grove Shopping Center, to SOHO. The 4-story tall historical neon sign depicts a San Diego State University drum majorette, and currently calls College Grove Shopping Center its home. Generations of San Diegans instantly recognize the Neon Majorette Sign, a local landmark and part of San Diego's culture and scenery for over five decades. Most Endangered List of Historic Resources.
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