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In East Boston’s Central Square, city officials want to pull the plug on neon signs (above) in favor of old-fashioned wood, in search of a different image.

A vision of quaint divides East Boston

By Russell Nichols
Globe Staff / January 23, 2006

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In the early evening, as the sun slips below the skyline, Carlos Posada walks to his East Boston store window and flips a switch. Outside, the sign comes to life. (Full article: 690 words)

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