Löffelfamilie, Neon sign in Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, Leipzig, Germany.
The Löffelfamilie neon installation extends over 650 feet of glass tubes, depicting a family gathering around a dinner table with soup bowls.
The sign was created in the 1970s after Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito noted the lack of illumination in East German cities during his visit.
The neon advertisement represented VEB Feinkost Leipzig, a state-owned company that manufactured canned foods and soups in the German Democratic Republic.
Visitors can activate the neon light display for three minutes by sending a text message to 0900-LOEFFEL and contributing three euros.
Local residents and businesses form an association to maintain this rare surviving example of East German neon advertising through visitor contributions.
Location: Leipzig
Inception: 1975
Address: Braustraße 28
Website: http://loeffelfamilie.de
GPS coordinates: 51.32680,12.37316
Latest update: March 4, 2025 16:31
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