The eatery has been a fixture in Worcester, Massachusetts, since 1918, and the legendary neon hot dog sign has stood above it since 1940
A legendary hot dog sign in Worcester , Massachusetts , is getting a makeover.
Coney Island first opened in 1918 and has been owned by the same family for four generations. In a press release Friday announcing the restoration project, it noted that immigrant S.C. Romanoff designed the original sign in 1940. "This restoration tells people that we're here to stay," Kathryn Tsandikos, the restaurant's president and third-generation owner, said in a statement."It's been a difficult time for so many family owned restaurants, and we're overjoyed to be able to make this investment in our historic sign with the help of the City of Worcester. We're grateful to the people of Worcester for supporting us now for 107 years.
"We're doing this for the people who light up when they see our neon sign," added her son, Chief Operating Officer Solon Kelleher."We considered switching to LED's as so many landmark neon signs have done like the Citgo Sign above Kenmore Square. There was a recent article in the New York Times about the famous NBC Studios and Rainbow Room sign as well as the Apollo Theater marquis switching over from neon to LED's.
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