https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/01/11/iconic-western-appliance-sign-needs-to-be-saved-but-how/

With the news arriving this week that Western Appliance — a retailer founded in 1873 — would be closing the doors of its San Jose store, one question frequently popped up on social media posts: What happens to its towering neon sign, which has been an icon on West San Carlos Street since 1962?

The immediate answer is nothing anytime soon. Western Appliance is liquidating its stock, and the store won’t close until that’s gone. No plans have been announced to sell the property, but given its prime location near the intersection of Bascom Avenue, not far from the 280-880 interchange, Valley Fair and Santana Row, you can count on it. But even then, the development process could take years before the sign is in any danger of demolition.