City of Hermosa Beach sees sign in Hennessey’s two can toucans
‘I do like,’ says the Toucan, To be beside the blue. With Guinness Time in view can ‘You guess what Toucan do’ — Guinness advertisement, 1949 by Kevin Cody Three Toucans residing ‘beside the blue Pacific,’ on the front of Hennessey’s Tavern, are two too many, Hermosa’s planning commission concluded at its Tuesday, November 15 meeting. Hennessey’s Tavern owner Paul Hennessey had applied to the commission to have the toucans designated as a mural.mural The request was denied on a 4-0 vote. (Commissioner Rob Seamann recused himself because he celebrated his recent election to the city council at Hennessey’s.) The commissioners contended the toucans are an advertisement for Guinness. Each of the toucans carries two pints of a frothy liquid on its bill. Images on a business that show products sold by the business are defined as signs by the city code. “Who said the two pints are Guinness? They could be root beer floats,” Hennessey argued. Commissioner Marie Rice countered that the two can Toucans have been used in Guinness advertising since 1930. And because Hennessey’s sells Guinness, the toucans are a sign ‘If the image was a red bull, would you argue it’s a mural because Hennessey’s…
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