Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Phoenix Bird


I told you a while back that I wanted to do a series on the many versions of Phoenix Birds that appear all around the city so I'm going to pull some in over the next few months.  I found this one just this last weekend on the front of a mid-town hotel.  This style of Phoenix bird is an almost exact copy of the one that is used on all official City of Phoenix documents, business cards, etc.


See what I mean?  Here is a copy of the official bird that I found on the internet.


Above is a photo of where I found this Phoenix Bird, at the Clarendon Hotel.  The hotel is located in a very unlikely spot on a quiet street in the mid-town area of Phoenix close to where I used to live.  It was purchased a few years back by a new management company and they have turned the hotel into a very eclectic place.  
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15 comments:

  1. Stefan JanssonAugust 5, 2015 at 2:09 AM

    Fun idea for a series.

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  2. KarlAugust 5, 2015 at 2:11 AM

    Interesting that many cities or regions use a bird as their official sign.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 5, 2015 at 3:12 AM

    Great looking logo!

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  4. KathyAugust 5, 2015 at 3:14 AM

    I'm not sure I would have recognized the Clarendon. It's really had a facelift!

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  5. MersadAugust 5, 2015 at 5:05 AM

    Wonderful hotel.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  6. BirdmanAugust 5, 2015 at 6:33 AM

    Point of Information----You can find it here too. Our city came back from the Great Fire of 1866. The bird is featured on many City of Portland vehicles.

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  7. RedPatAugust 5, 2015 at 8:08 AM

    This is going to be an interesting series, Sharon! This is almost exactly like the official city bird.

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  8. William KendallAugust 5, 2015 at 8:15 AM

    Quite a symbol! And the building's quite modern.

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  9. JudyAugust 5, 2015 at 8:48 AM

    Looks like they did quite a bit of work on the hotel. The bird is almost, but not quite the same.

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  10. HalcyonAugust 5, 2015 at 10:25 AM

    I like the logo. Is there a copyright against others using it?

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  11. cieldequimperAugust 5, 2015 at 11:21 AM

    Nicely stylised!

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  12. ThérèseAugust 6, 2015 at 3:44 AM

    The logo is so good looking! (The adobe too, I love adobe houses.)

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  13. KateAugust 6, 2015 at 4:43 AM

    It is not how I envision a phoenix but it is very sleek and modern version. Looks great on public buildings.

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  14. PerthDailyPhotoAugust 6, 2015 at 6:03 AM

    The Phoenix Rising is a classic symbol, love this one Sharon and am looking forward to seeing the many varied versions.

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  15. JackAugust 8, 2015 at 5:07 PM

    Yes, the only difference I see is the split at the bottom of the official version.

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