Havana Light photos
Havana Light recently brought the Hotel Inglaterra sign back to life.
(Deborah Vankin / Los Angeles Times)See images from Havana Light, a project to restore and relight vintage urban neon signs in Cuba.
Restored signs for the now-defunct Hotel Nueva Isla and the Las Americas Ferreteria hardware store hang in artist Kadir Lopez Nieves’ backyard.
(Deborah Vankin / Los Angeles Times)Cuban indie rocker Polito Ibanez performs at a Havana Light fundraiser in artist Kadir Lopez Nieves’ backyard.
(Deborah Vankin / Los Angeles Times)Havana Light co-founder Adolfo Nodal and the project’s electrician, Osmany Fernandez, in the neon garage workshop at artist Kadir Lopez Nieves’ home.
(Deborah Vankin / Los Angeles Times)A piece of artist Kadir Lopez Nieves’ art work, on display in his Havana home.
(Deborah Vankin / Los Angeles Times)A piece of artist Kadir Lopez Nieves’ art work, on display in his Havana home.
(Deborah Vankin / Los Angeles Times)