Anyone living in or familiar with our lovely neighborhood in Clintonville, surely is accustomed to seeing the iconic arrow sign located at the NE corner of Morse Road and High Street. It has appeared in local news, art, history and has served as a neighborhood landmark for decades. The future of this beloved sign is in question and potentially in danger.

The sign was erected for Jerry's Drive-In in the '50s and revised in the mid '80s by Wendy's-associated Sisters Restaurant. Tee Jaye's followed this in the early '90s and all benefited from the Larger-than-life (or currently allowed) neon arrow sign.

The current operator of the property, Tee Jaye's Country Place, will be leaving in May of this year. A Preliminary Concept Site Plan by the prospective new operator does not specifically address the fate of the sign but there is a possibility it could be replaced with a sign that is standard to the new operator. 

Many folks have expressed, on neighborhood forums, much dismay hearing that this sign is even allowed to be removed, as some believe it is sheltered under historic status protections. While it does not have official national or state filing, it does possess a grandfathered status with the sign code and holds a special place in the history of the community. 

With so many commonplace, recognizable signs up and down High Street, I feel strongly that this piece of iconic signage should be kept in place. Any new operator of this property shall be made to 1. choose to update the existing historic Jerry's sign as Tee Jaye's and Sisters Restaurant has done in the past with the logos of the new business or 2. change the sign to a Clintonville sign that serves the neighborhood, plus the new operator be allowed to add a separate sign that is standard to its brand.

This petition serves to declare that the sign is important to the Clintonville Community and the many who wish to preserve this treasured historic landmark.