Behind the Sign

September 3, 2019

Day Four: The Vindication of John C. Houbolt

Elton John may have been Rocket Man, but John C. Houbolt was Rendezvous Man. His persistent genius enabled the Apollo program to get a man on the Moon and back again with the smallest possible rocket.

September 2, 2019

Day Three: The Fourth Crew Member

While it might seem primitive by today's computing standards, the Apollo Guidance Computer was a miracle of technology in 1969. It was the fourth crew member on the Apollo mission.

August 29, 2019

Day Two: Inertial Guidance (The Story of Doc Draper)

The first major challenge facing NASA with landing a man on the Moon was figuring out how to get there. If that sounds simplistic, look […]

August 28, 2019

Day One: On The Shoulders of Multitudes

Imagine filling four major sports arenas and you have a rough idea of the number of people who made it possible to put humans on the Moon.

August 27, 2019

The Full Speed of Freedom

Welcome to the first in our Meyer Sign series on the Apollo 11 mission. In this episode, we look at the Cold War context of this great American achievement.

August 14, 2019

Where Were You on July 20, 1969?

Where were you when humans first walked on the Moon? Welcome to the first in our Apollo 11 commemorative series.

January 24, 2017

When Bigger is Best

Being in the sign business for as long as we have, there are very few situations involving the design, fabrication, and installation of signage that […]

December 17, 2015

A Day in the Life

I’m glad it’s stopped raining. It’s not so much that I mind working in the rain. I don’t care what your job is — if […]

October 1, 2014

Voting With Our Pocket Books

Over the past couple of years, Meyer Sign & Advertising has made some of its most significant capital equipment investments since its founding over fifty […]

September 11, 2014

Everett’s event center renamed Xfinity Arena with help from Meyer Sign

Meyer Sign & Advertising created and installed the new signs rebranding the Comcast Arena in Everett. The new name is Xfinity Arena. Check out the […]

September 4, 2014

“A part of the 1962 World’s Fair is still with me. . .”

John Meyer, the founder of Meyer Sign & Advertising, must have had a knack for marketing. If not, he certainly had an instinct for pitching […]

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