The Endicott Hotel’s iconic neon sign once again lights up the corner of South Main and Pleasant Streets.
The sign was re-lit after many years by Glen Schadlick of Ne-Op-Co Signs in Concord. Schadlick’s father worked on the sign more than 60 years ago, and the company has repaired the sign many times over the years.
An article in the Concord Monitor, dated Jan. 18, 1986, details Ne-Op-Co’s ongoing work on the sign, and features Schadlick’s father’s work on the sign at that time, as well as his initial work on the sign 39 years prior.
“The re-lighting of the Endicott’s neon sign is truly the finishing touch on this historic renovation,” said Rosemary M. Heard, president of CATCH Neighborhood Housing, which owns the building. “We are so proud to have helped return the Endicott back to its former glory, while bringing beautiful, modern apartments and retail space to downtown Concord.”
The sign’s history dates back many years, and according to the National Register of Historic Places inventory, the neon sign, “Hotel Endicott,” was probably added in the mid-1930s as it appears in a 1938 newspaper photograph.
Completed in 1894, the landmark Endicott Hotel was reopened this summer to offer modern, convenient, market-rate apartments for the Concord community. The apartments were thoroughly renovated by CATCH Neighborhood Housing and are currently being leased.
