Reigniting the Past
Culver City's Helms Bakery becomes the latest landmark to restore its grand neon rooftop sign.
The Alvarado Ave. area, near Macarthur Park, still represents the best of L.A.'s old neon signs (most of which adorn apartment buildings). My personal favorite is the yellow-and-blue design on the Royale Wilshire (this picture, taken in the daylight, doesn't do it justice).
The neon signs are also a nice touch even when the building has gone on to other uses -- such as the Helms Bakery, now home to furniture stores and the Jazz Bakery club. Another good example: the Westlake Theater, overlooking Macarthur Park. Long since turned into a swap meet, the sign at least reminds you of an age when the building was an actual functioning theater.
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