SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Sedona Landmark Gets a Fresh Look After 30 Years

Episode Date: September 28, 2026

Send us a text and chime in!After 30 years welcoming visitors the city of Sedona has restored the Sedona entry sign on the west State Route 89A entrance to the city. Time and exposure to the elements played a part in the sign’s deterioration and need for restoration. City funds to protect Public Art were used to commission Marc Jacobsen of Sun Signs to restore this piece of Sedona’s artistic and welcoming history. Originally created by artists David Platt and Lauren Fancher and installed in 1996, the sign has a stone base with steel, copper, and painted components. It is one of three Sedona entry signs,...   For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/sedona-landmark-gets-a-fresh-look-after-30-years/ Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

Text to Speech audio articles made possible on the Cast11.com podcast network by Fane Signature Group. After 30 years welcoming visitors, the city of Sedona has restored the Sedona entry sign on the West State Route 89A entrance to the city. Time and exposure to the elements played a part in the signs deterioration and need for restoration. City funds to protect public art were used to commission Mark Jacobson of Sun Signs to restore this piece of Sedona's artistic and welcoming history. Originally created by artist David Platt and Lauren Fancher and installed in 1996, the sign has a stone base with steel, copper, and painted components. It is one of three Sedona entry signs, which are part of the city's public art collection. I am excited to have

our Sedona entry sign looking like new again. Mark did an amazing job brightening the lettering and restoring richness to the copper and steel. It's a pleasure to drive into West Sedona now and admire the care he put into breathing new life into this historic piece from our city's public art collection, said Nancy Latonzi, Arts and Culture Specialist. When asked about his role in the project, Mark Jacobson said, in the mid-1990s the Sedona's Art and Public Places Committee sent out a call to artists for three entry-signed designs. I submitted a design proposal, which tied for first for the West Sedona location. After the committee met to vote, David and Lauren prevailed by one vote.

Their workmanship was of exceptional quality. It was an honor and a bit of irony to come back 30 years later to restore this sign almost to its original glory. Learn more about the city's public art collection at www.sodonas.gov slash arts or contact Nancy Latanzi at Latanzi at Sedona's.gov. Read more stories from the mountain cities on signals a z.com. Subscribe and be the F1 RST 2-No.