Decades on, it’s reflective of a bygone era before even Ronald McDonald became the fast food juggernaut’s recognizable face: The 60-foot outdoor neon sign features the franchise’s old mascot ...

The city also has plans to display more historic neon signs throughout the downtown area. ... The 30-foot neon sign was installed at 2525 W. Main St. in the 1950s and collapsed in a windstorm in 2014.

If it seems like Kern County Museum Executive Director Mike McCoy gets a phone call every time a historic building closes down or burns down, that’s because it’s ...