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The classic neon 鈥淎lmond Roca鈥� sign and clock, which has cast a warm glow over E 26th Street alongside the in Tacoma, has reached the end of its useful life and will be replaced with a replica, according to a company spokesperson.

Kathi Rennaker, director of marketing for Brown & Haley, told 成人X站 Newsradio early Tuesday that the original and much-beloved sign, which is at least 80 years old, has been restored a few times in the past, including as recently as 18 or 19 years ago.

Once it’s been replaced with a replica, the original “ALMOND ROCA” neon sign from the factory in Tacoma should go to:

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鈥淭hey powder coated it to try and seal it in, [but] elements are going to wear that metal down,鈥� Rennaker said, referring to the tin structural components of the sign, which is often referred to as the 鈥渃an.鈥�

鈥淎nd that’s what has happened,鈥� Rennaker continued. 鈥淭he concern is that the tin had gotten way too thin.鈥�

Workers from a local neon company took down the sign earlier this month in order to assess whether it could be restored again in time for a September celebration marking the centennial of Almond Roca. Rennaker says one option was replacing roughly 95% of the sign with new components or building an entirely new replica using traditional neon tubes.

Brown & Haley, longtime Tacoma-based makers of Almond Roca and Mountain Bars, went with the latter option.

鈥淲e鈥檒l make a new one so that it鈥檒l last another 100 years up on the side of the building,鈥� Rennaker said.

As for what will become of the original sign, Rennaker says it still works just fine, and nothing has been decided yet about its future home.

鈥淭he plan is to lend it out to museums,鈥� Rennaker said. 鈥淣ow, obviously, we just found out the real condition of the sign within the last week and a half. We haven’t formalized anything with any installation yet鈥� for the original sign at any specific museum or other location.

Brown & Haley plans to mark the centennial of Almond Roca 鈥� a kind of chocolate and nut-covered toffee 鈥� with events and special promotional activities in September. Rennaker says hopes are for the new sign to be ready in time to be installed and formally dedicated as part of the celebration.

鈥淲hat we’d like to do is a huge unveiling,鈥� Reannaker said. 鈥淐over up the sign, take it off, and light up that neon for everybody to come to see it and get their picture taken with the sign and help us celebrate the 100th birthday of Almond Roca at the same time, too.鈥�

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