El Gordo Mexican Restaurant

Previous Next El Gordo2 El Gordo Alhambra large file El_Gordo_Jim-Dahlia El Gordo, 1950s, (9’x20’x1’), Gift of Camarena Contractors, Inc., 2001 The home of famous “Beeg Theek Steaks,” the El Gordo restaurant sign is one of America’s many mid-century, slightly offensive, racial-stereotype-promoting neon signs. A Mexican man is featured between two saguaro cacti and atop a…

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