A-Plus Signs handled the removal of the historic Fresno Sign.
Brothers Leroy Hall, left, and Lamar Hall of A-Plus Signs steady the historic neon sign picturing a vaquero astride his spirited, rearing horse from the former Fresno Hacienda Motel as it is moved by crane Friday from the steel post where it had been mounted after being acquired by Mendes General Store, 1915 W. Olive.
John Alkire, left, CEO of the Big Fresno Fair, and Mike Kludjian, a board member with Friends of the Fresno Fair, watch the removal of the historic neon sign, Kludjian and his wife, Debbie, purchased the sign and donated it to the fair’s museum.
Lamar Hall of A-Plus Signs prepares to cut the 62-year-old neon sign from its perch atop a post outside Mendes General Store.
Lamar Hall of A-Plus Signs prepares to hook up the 62-year-old neon sign. A-Plus Signs plans to restore the sign before placing it at its new home at the Big Fresno Fair.
