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Bakersfield Sign (Bakersfield Arch)
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The sign was originally constructed in 1949, and was located over Union Ave, just south of California Ave. The sign was constructed as a foot bridge to connect the two halves of the Bakersfield Inn. By the late 90’s, the sign had fallen into a state of disrepair. The Bakersfield Inn had closed down and no one was maintaining the sign. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), fearing the sign could collapse onto the road, wanted to remove it.[4] It would have been destroyed except for Buck Owens. He renovated the sign and moved it to Sillect Avenue, next to the Buck Owens Crystal Palace. The renovation occurred in 1999 on the 50th anniversary of its original construction.[5] The project cost Buck Owens more than $175,000.[2] Unfortunately, the old sign had fallen to such a state of disrepair, that the only components that could be saved were the blue porcelain letters.[4] By moving the sign, it was again visible to the important Golden State Highway route, which was now the Golden State Freeway (state route 99, located next to Oak St/Buck Owens Blvd).
Text taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakersfield_Sign
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