Havana's vintage signs are now on display at the Rex Neon Museum, which began opening daily to the public on January 8th
IN THE 1950s Havana glowed with colour. Its hotels and bars, casinos and cabarets—many of them owned by American mobsters—catered to the world’s rich and famous. More than 140 cinemas bore incandescent signs, each one measuring up to ten metres across. Shops shone with swirling bands of light, advertising luxury foreign brands.
The outlook of the new government, coupled with the American embargo and the ensuing economic hardship, led to the closure of many of Havana’s entertainment venues, including all but a dozen of its cinemas, says Mr López. The city’s neon signs were left to fall into disrepair; for decades, the streets went dark.
Mr López initially funded the project himself, turning his back garden into a workshop, but as awareness of his efforts has grown he has begun to receive commissions. The famous Tropicana nightclub, once frequented by celebrities including Frank Sinatra and Humphrey Bogart, asked Mr López to restore or recreate all of its neon displays, a process that has taken several months. He also creates new custom signs for local businesses, using the profits to fund the restorations.
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