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Originally Posted by Jayfar

Did you hear something new in that regard? Neon restoration on the marquee was in the plans approved by the Philadelphia Historical Commission long before Bankroll entered the picture, however language in the Memorandum of Agreement between Center City Residents’ Association, Pearl Properties and Bankroll specifically precludes neon and places other restrictions on exterior lighting.

(g) Signs and Lighting.

(i) Tenant agrees that it will not install or use any spotlights that will be visible from neighboring properties.

(ii) Tenant agrees not to install, or seek to install, any lights that are directed into the windows of any neighboring properties.

(iii) Tenant agrees not to install, or seek to install, any neon, strobing, crawling, moving, or animated lighting on the marquee or façade of the building.

(iv) Tenant agrees that all signs installed on the marquee and façade of the building shall be internally illuminated and shall use ambient light sensors to automatically reduce the intensity of the illumination during periods of darkness. 5 (v) Tenant agrees that the intensity of the luminance of any signs installed on the marquis and façade of the building shall not exceed a maximum of 7,500 nits and shall not exceed 0.3 foot candles of light above the ambient light levels.

https://files.constantcontact.com/d3...e1d09e74ac.pdf

You’re so on top of all of this stuff. I wish I knew how you did it.

I swear I remember seeing a CDR submission where they proposed restoring the original Boyd’s neon, but apparently that was either dropped or killed.