For Star subscribers: The neon Grill sign on display for decades in downtown Tucson is being restored to its former glory by Ignite Sign Art Museum.
Gerald M. Gay The downtown diner at 100 E. Congress took on several names during its 61 years in business: The Stag Grill, Rallis Grill, Congress Grill, and finally just Grill, before its closure in 2011.
People are also reading… “The Grill was a staple,” Cook said. “It was here way before I moved here in ’83. I am delighted to be able to have it, preserve it and restore it.” Paulos also owned his namesake restaurant, Paulos, at South Church Avenue and West Congress Street, at the time. Raised in Benson, and a Tucson resident since age 18, Halper originally reached out to Ignite in 2019 after buying the sign that sat outside of Hank’s Coffee Shop in Benson for decade. The sign comprised of the name “Hank’s” on one segment and the words “Coffee Shop” on a second segment shaped like a Hereford steer.
Halper was even a regular customer at Grill going back to when it was Congress Grill in the early 1990s. Visual series: Tucson's Neon Culture What better way to light up the night than a safe, controlled ignition of a gas! Arizona Daily Star photographer Kelly Presnell revisited neon signs that dot the landscape in Tucson. Many are a throwback to a time when a handful of longtime restaurants, hotels and bars served a smaller city.
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