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Hillcrest Sign

Published Thursday, 27-Jan-2005 in issue 892

• First erected in 1940

• Gift to community from a group of female shopkeepers

• Taken down for refurbishment in 1983

• Relit at 8:00 p.m. on Aug. 16, 1984

• 240 feet of pink neon tubing

• Monthly electric cost is $60

• Supporting poles were 75 feet tall, with 35 feet under ground

• Weight is 800 pounds

• 21 feet long

• 3.5 feet tall

• Letters are made of white plastic

• The red metal sign will be repainted July 10-11

• 2004 CityFest (Aug. 8) celebrated the 21st anniversary of the sign’s relighting with a huge community street fair.

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