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Historic sign is returning to downtown
Jaeckel Hotel sign to be hung at City Hall
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The newly renovated Jaeckel Hotal sign waits to have neon installed. A formal ceremony unveiling the sign will be held next month. - photo by Courtesy City of Statesboro
Many landmarks have long disappeared in the face of growth and renovation from East Main Street in downtown Statesboro — but after more than four decades, one flashy highlight is all set to return. A bright, multi-colored neon sign that once welcomed weary travelers to the three-floored Jaeckel Hotel in the heart of downtown will soon shine again. The sign, its green background accentuating large white letters, hung in front of the Jaeckel building for more than 60 years — beginning in 1905 — prior to the hotel’s closing in the late 1960s.
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