Central Los Angeles : Agency Takes a Shine to Neon Sign Project
The memory of Los Angeles’ days of urban glory will glow a little more brightly with the Community Redevelopment Agency’s funding of the restoration of four old neon signs in the Wilshire Center.
The historic rooftop signs with such grand names as the Piccadilly Apartments and the Gaylord Apartments will be restored in time for a planned neighborhood New Year’s Eve celebration. The CRA’s approval last week of the $95,000 project is part of a city effort to restore 12 neon signs in the area.
Business owners, apartment owners and residents in the Wilshire Center and Koreatown area are working with the CRA to revitalize the neighborhood and hope the city will approve the creation of a redevelopment zone later this year. The neon signs will help create “a distinctive character and an attractive place for businesses to locate,” said Cooke Sunoo, a CRA project manager
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