I lived 2 blks north of Wilshire on Citrus Ave in 1954-55. Although I was only 2-3 yrs old at the time I vividly remember the carnation sign we could see from a balcony on the second floor at night. (so there was signage on the north facing side of the building too!) It went through a series of changing colors (red, white and yellow) and patterns, (outlining the letters CARNATION MILK one letter at a time with neon, then filling them in with red, white, from left to right, and finally sparkling yellow bulbs inside the letters.) It was a meditation to watch it cycle through that pattern, which took at least a minute, before it repeated itself. I have many vivid memories of 1950's LA and I treasure them. Thanks to you guys for connecting them to what happened before that!
I have learned so much from you.