Posted
8/05/2004 05:35:00 PM
by Douglas
Looks like Wellington is getting the sign up just in time for the big
ex-student weekend.For the first time in decades, the lights will shine outside the Ritz Theatre.
The blade sign will brighten up East Avenue once again Friday after Wellborn Sign Co. replaced the neon lights. The restoration of the sign represents one more step to the rebuilding of the Ritz.
"The theater was built in '28 and the sign was added in the '40s," Wes Reeves, a board member of Historic Wellington Inc., said Wednesday. "(Wellborn Sign Co.) will restore the marquee next."
Sorry I'm going to miss this one, but I'll be front row center when they play
The Last Picture Show.