Havana Light photos

Havana Light recently brought the Hotel Inglaterra sign back to life.

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June 16, 2016 5:45 AM PT

See images from Havana Light, a project to restore and relight vintage urban neon signs in Cuba.

Restored signs for the now-defunct Hotel Nueva Isla and the Las Americas Ferreteria hardware store hang in artist Kadir Lopez Nieves’ backyard.

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Cuban indie rocker Polito Ibanez performs at a Havana Light fundraiser in artist Kadir Lopez Nieves’ backyard.

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Havana Light co-founder Adolfo Nodal and the project’s electrician, Osmany Fernandez, in the neon garage workshop at artist Kadir Lopez Nieves’ home.

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A piece of artist Kadir Lopez Nieves’ art work, on display in his Havana home.

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A piece of artist Kadir Lopez Nieves’ art work, on display in his Havana home.

(Deborah Vankin / Los Angeles Times)