Former (and current) New Englanders take note: herein lies a photo of the dismantling of the “last original Dunkin’ Donuts sign standing anywhere.” It’s a neon original from 1957, now rusty and in bad condition. The Brighton Dunkin’ Donuts franchise is putting up a new-fangled flourescent backlit plexiglass sign instead. The old sign is sitting in a yard, with an uncertain fate. (via Serious Eats) Speaking of sign replacements, blog comments about this sign led me to the very old news that Boston’s landmark Citgo sign went LED in 2005. It uses half as much energy and stands up to the weather better. But some people actually miss the buzzing.