Grain Belt Beer Sign
| Grain Belt Beer Sign | |
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Grain Belt Beer Sign with DeLaSalle High School in the background | |
| General information | |
| Type | Sign |
| Location | Nicollet Island |
| Address | 4 Island Avenue W., Minneapolis |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 44°59′10″N 93°15′48″W / 44.9861°N 93.2634°W |
| Completed | 1941 |
| Relocated | 1950 |
| Renovated | 2017 |
| Cost | $5,000 ($106,889 in 2024) |
| Owner | August Schell Brewing Company |
| Technical details | |
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| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | General Outdoor Advertising Company |
Grain Belt Beer Sign | |
The sign at twilight | |
| NRHP reference No. | 16000511 |
| Added to NRHP | August 4, 2016 |
The Grain Belt Beer Sign is a historic sign on Nicollet Island in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was originally built as a neon sign displaying a bottle cap of Grain Belt beer for the Marigold Ballroom in 1941. At the time of its construction, it was one of the largest neon signs in the United States. In 1950, it was moved to its current location on Nicollet Island. After the Grain Belt brewery closed in the 1970s, the sign fell into disuse and disrepair. An effort to renovate and remodel the sign took place in the 2010s, with the sign undergoing conversion from neon to LEDs in 2017. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.