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Manning's Sign To Be Relighted Today

The Manning's relighting ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

Another historic sign is set to shine over Highland Park.

From Highland Park Lights:

You are invited to the relighting of the Manning’s historic rooftop sign
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 • 4:30 pm @ Highland Park Farmers Market

from Figueroa to Marmion, between Ave. 57 & Ave. 58 (Gold Line station adjacent)
Come early to shop and eat (the market opens at 3 pm). We’ll have coffee and snacks.

Come witness the successful renovation of the Manning’s Coffee Store neon & opal glass sign. It joins the Highland Theatre in creating a North Figueroa/Historic Route 66 Signage District.

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As previously reported on Patch, Manning's is the second historic sign to be relighted in Highland park in the last 12 months--

The Manning's sign, which has been positioned on top of the HLP eatery since it went out of business sometime during the 1960s, is getting a well-deserved makeover thanks to a little bit of elbow grease from a number of community members and organizations.

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“It turns out, it’s kind of important in terms of signage history because it combines neon with opal glass, and there’s very few of those in existence,” said Amy Inouye of . “As well as the fact that there’s not any signs like this from Manning’s that we know of at all on the entire West Coast.”


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