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Originally The Back Street had a sign which hung from
the silver pole still located on the street. It was hand made from
solid oak in the shape of a crest, similar to the menu board inside.
In 1967 the sign was stolen and presumed gone forever. Two years
later while catering a housewarming for one of Riverside's prominent
lawyers, the sign was discovered by an employee in the garage, part of a
"collection" of the previous tenant. By now The Back Street was
famous as "that place without a sign" and Mac & Barb decided not to
return the sign to its original place
In 1987 friends of Mac and Barb retrieved an
illuminated sign from a Costa Mesa woman's shop that was going out of
business with the same name. the sign was refitted, installed, and
wired without Mac or Barb's knowledge and presented on the 20th
anniversary of The Back Street. |
