CAMERA  MAMIYA 645  KODAK FILM  PORTRA 400, EKTAR 100

In the 1960s neon stars were popular add-ons to business signs across America. The Neo-Lectra, built by Oklahoman Jim Henry, resembles a giant toy jack or spiky satellite. They sold for about $1,000. Few survived but I found two in Washington: Brown Boys auto sales in Yakima, and Sav-Mart in Wenatchee (below). The Sav-Mart neon tubes still flash at night. I asked the owner if the sign ever had a matching star on the opposite side. He said he didn't think so. Twin stars. Now that would've been cool.