Eric Lynxwiler

freelance graphic designer and co-author of “Knott’s Preserved: From Boysenberry to Theme Park, the History of Knott’s Berry Farm”

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Co-author and graphic designer, “Spectacular Illumination: Neon Los Angeles 1925-1965"

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Grocery stores will no longer sell Knott’s Berry Farm jams and jellies. Smucker’s purchased this iconic Southern California brand in 2008.

Love boysenberries and their jams? Thank Walter and Cordelia Knott

Grocery stores will no longer sell Knott’s Berry Farm jams and jellies. Smucker’s purchased this iconic Southern California brand in 2008.

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Most cities in Los Angeles County today are pretty strict about signage. That was not always the case though; in fact at one time streets were “cacophonous” with vivid neon signs.

When LA was lit with neon

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