In the 1950s, motels, trailer courts, and small housing developments began popping up along Main Street between Gilbert and Lindsey where previously there were only hay fields and citrus groves. One of those businesses was the Starlite Motel opened in 1958 by Kansas brothers Bud & Dick Kaesler who hired graphic artist Stanley Russon and master signmaker Paul Millet to create an animated neon sign to set the Starlite and its swimming pool apart from the other motels beckoning travelers. | Date: ca. 1955 | Source: Mesa Preservation FoundationDownload Original File
