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The signs below are on display at Universal Studios' CityWalk. The neon alternates between red and blue tubing to create the illusion of movement. However, there are not any known survivors that have animated wheels like this one. These signs were mass-produced for garages around the country. It was restored in 2018 is now displayed at the museum in Glendale. The United Motor Service sign is believed to be from the 1930s. The museum also has the original sign which has three-part animation. The Li Po Restaurant sign is a replica of the sign which was originally displayed in the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Happy Bear sign (two photos in the bottom row above) was originally installed in Santa Ana, CA. It was originally at the bottom of a much larger L-shaped sign. It was originally installed in the Eagle Rock neighborhood in Los Angeles. The Eagle Rock Drugs sign might be from the 1940s. The museum also has other vintage signs in storage at other locations in the Los Angeles area. Some of them will be restored and displayed at the museum in Glendale, CA. The Museum of Neon Art stores many of its vintage signs at the Pomona Packing Plant. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.ДЇor more Diving Women signs, see this page at my website. It was built by the Federal-Heath Sign Company and is 19 feet long. In 2014, a second replica of the Meridian sign was built for MONA and installed on the roof of the museum in Glendale.

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There are plans to install the signs at a permanent location in 2018.

After being in storage for several years, the sign was temporarily installed in 2016 next to the West Hollywood Pool. While the sign was at MONA, a replica was made for West Hollywood's 'On Route - 66 Lights' display. The sign was then sold to another sign collector in Los Angeles. He had the sign restored and loaned it to the Museum of Neon Art in Los Angeles. When the motel was demolished in the 1990s, the sign was saved by a collector.

The original sign was built in 1950 when the motel added a pool. These diver signs are replicas of the Virginia Court Motel sign which was located in Meridian, MS. This La Fonda sign reappeared at MONA in Glendale in 2016. It was one of several vintage signs which were displayed there for the West Hollywood's 'On Route - 66 Lights' installation which celebrated the city's 25th anniversary.

In 2010, it was installed in the median of Santa Monica Boulevard. The sign was displayed at Universal Studios' CityWalk from 1993-2000. It was removed in 1982 and donated to the museum in 1984. The La Fonda Restaurant opened in Glendale, CA in 1945. (hit 'refresh' to get the most recent version of this page click on photos for larger images)