The northwest LRT expansion project is slowing creeping west and when the new station is built it will incorporate an old land mark in its design.

Commuters who drive west on Crowchild Trail just past Stoney Trail pass by Eamon's Camp everyday.

The old site dates back to 1949 and was home to a gas station, restaurant, and even bungalows for people traveling between Calgary and Banff.

The site will soon become a Park and Ride for a new LRT station and the old Eamon's sign will have a part in the new project.

Jennifer Baptist walks on Eamon Road to get to work and likes the idea that the city will save Eamon's Camp when the LRT moves in.

"Yah, it's better than getting rid of an historical site, I think it should stay around, people should know about it, I don't think a lot of younger residents know the history behind it, that it used to be here when this was the main highway," said Baptist.

Before the mid 1960s the Trans-Canada highway used to run right out front of Roy Eamon's Restaurant and Gas Station.

At one time there were even bungalows and a camp site and part of a music video for Corey Hart was shot there in 1986.

The site is now leased by a car dealership to store vehicles.

The building is in need of a lot of work and so is the massive Eamon's Camp neon sign.

"So we made accommodation to incorporate the sign as part of our contract and recently the transportation transit committee got approval to relocate the building temporarily off site, so that we can find a future use for it," said Anne Cataford, LRT Projects Manager.

A new LRT station for Tuscany and Rocky Ridge and parking areas will be located north and south of the line and run right through the Eamon's Camp site.

The Calgary Heritage Authority did some research into the unique structure and says it appears to be rarer than first thought.

"It obviously has some land mark value, maybe a bit diminished in the past, it has architectural value, and it has high associated value with Roy Eamon who is a really important early entrepreneur in Calgary," said Darryl Cariou, Senior Heritage Planner.

The city hopes to have a land exchange finalized for the site in May and says work could begin as early as June to remove the Eamon's building and sign to another location for storage and restoration work.

For more details on the project and to view a sketch of how the Eamon's sign will be incorporated into the site, visit the City of Calgary website.