Cookeville Receives Grant To Rewire Historic Neon Sign

Cookeville Receives Grant To Rewire Historic Neon Sign

Cookeville’s famous Cream City Ice Cream sign will be rewired thanks to a downtown improvement grant. CityScape Executive Director Ferran Kefauver said the organization had applied for this grant for the last several years, but was not selected. Kefauver said the 75 year old sign is the second oldest neon sign in Tennessee. It needs work because some of the letters are burned out. “It was 100 percent lit for about one month before more bulbs wen…

75 years: Cookeville set to celebrate historic landmark - UCBJ - Upper Cumberland Business Journal

Proceeds will go to support the project On July 25, the City of Cookeville will celebrate 75 years of the Cream City sign. The Cream City Ice Cream shop sign has shone brightly over Cookeville for 75 years. The Ice Cream shop, like its sign, is a calling card and a landmark for the city. […] The post 75 years: Cookeville set to celebrate historic landmark appeared first on UCBJ - Upper Cumberland Business Journal.