The City Center Newport Association officially welcomed the newest business to the Deco District on Feb 3, 2009.  Zach Poole, Project Manager of the Pig' N Pancake restaurant, was presented with a special poster by members of CCNA Board of Directors and members.  The poster, signed by the membership, features a vintage photo of the then Newport City Hall building in 1929 when it not only housed city council and officials, but also the Fire Dept. The Newport restaurant is the sixth location for the family owned company which originated in Seaside, on the Oregon Coast.
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As part of the ongoing revitalization of the Deco District, CCNA contributed design ideas, color coordination schemes and deco style plans for the exterior during the nine month refurbishment.
The circa 1925 building now helps to form an epicenter of refurbished art deco style structures at Alder St. and Coast Hwy. This cluster of revived structures is seen as the best example to date of CCNA's vision for revitalizing the City Center business district through the art deco style.

When the deco pig, complete with top hat, spats and cane was originally designed for the welcome poster, the intent was as a tongue in cheek spin on the existing logo. As the company already had five other locations using the existing pig logo, the humorous design was just to give the Newport location a bit of an extra art deco touch... never imagining the deco pig might live on beyond the poster. However, the family loved the deco pig design so much, they affectionately dubbed him 'the professor' and commissioned murals for both sides of the building.

And that's how 'the professor' came to serve as a visible reminder of the company's investment in Newport's City Center and their support for revitalizing the district's unique art deco heritage.

Originally built in 1925, the "old" city hall is just the latest structure the non profit group has donated its design services on to help restore or improve the art deco heritage of the building.  As part of the group's ongoing effort to revitalize the Deco District, CCNA contributed multiple design ideas, color coordinated paint schemes and plans for the building's exterior during the nine month refurbishment.

The building now helps to form a nucleus of refurbished buildings showcasing the art deco style at the corner of Alder Street and Coast Highway.  This cluster of recently revived art deco structures is seen as the best example to date of the group's vision for revitalizing the rest of Newport's City Center business district.  The other examples of art deco styling that CCNA has assisted in facade re-designs include the Lincoln County School District building and The Ark (originally the Bank of Newport and Midway Theater built at the same time in 1936.)

The poster and the deco pig were designed by Scanners, a local design and digital media studio.  The 1929 photo is courtesy of the Lincoln County Historical Society.

The City Center Newport Assn. is registered with the Oregon Cultural Trust as a cultural non profit organization.

You can help support CCNA's mission of revitalizing Newport's unique Art Deco heritage by becoming a member today.