With the Golden Star Radio sign safely accessible and its vintage neon carefully removed, the next stage of the restoration moved across the Bay to the neon shop in Oakland. There, the restoration team could finally see just how much…
The Golden Star Radio sign is shining again, and it's time to celebrate! Join CHRS, the Tong family and the Golden Star restoration team on Friday, July 10, during the Chinatown Night Market for a celebration of this historic San…
After five weeks of restoration work, the Golden Star Radio sign is shining over San Francisco's Chinatown once again. The transformation is dramatic. Rust and dents have been repaired, the historic colors restored, electrical systems replaced, and the neon repaired…
The Golden Star Radio sign restoration caught the attention of ABC7. ABC7 Eyewitness News anchor Dan Ashley produced a story about the CHRS project, highlighting the effort to preserve the historic Chinatown neon sign and the broadcasting legacy it represents…
With the Golden Star Radio sign's original colors rediscovered and its neon being restored across the Bay, the pieces of the project were ready to come back together. High above Clay Street, historical sign painter Manny Fabregas continued the painstaking…
As restoration of the Golden Star Radio sign continued, the team faced a surprisingly difficult question: What colors should it be? After decades above Clay Street, the sign’s paint had faded and weathered considerably. Without a good historic color photograph…
The restoration of the historic Golden Star Radio sign in San Francisco’s Chinatown is officially underway. Three stories of scaffolding have been erected on Clay Street, giving the restoration team access to the sign and marking the beginning of the…
An anonymous donor's $60,000 gift brings the restoration of this historic Chinatown neon sign within reach. The California Historical Radio Society is undertaking a major new preservation project: restoring the historic Golden Star Radio neon sign in San Francisco’s Chinatown…