<Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 42 ° 20 ′ 55" N 71 ° 05 ′ 44" W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.348712 ° N 71.095619 ° W ﻿ / 42.348712; - 71.095619 Coordinates: 42 ° 20 ′ 55" N 71 ° 05 ′ 44" W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.348712 ° N 71.095619 ° W ﻿ / 42.348712; - 71.095619 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Completed </Th> <Td> 1940 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Boston Citgo sign is a large, double - faced sign featuring the logo of the oil company Citgo that overlooks Kenmore Square in Boston . The sign was first built in 1940 and replaced with Citgo's present logo in 1965 . The sign has become a landmark of Boston through its appearance in the background of Boston Red Sox games at Fenway Park . In 2016, the Boston Landmarks Commission granted preliminary landmark status to the sign to study whether the sign should receive historic preservation protection as a Boston Landmark . </P> <P> The Citgo sign is a two - sided 60 - foot (18 m) square white sign with the Citgo logo, called the trimark, and the word mark CITGO . The sign advertises the oil company Citgo, which is a subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. The sign features thousands of light - emitting diodes (LEDs) that turn off every night at midnight . The current sign was unveiled in March 2005 after a six - month restoration project . LEDs were selected for their durability, energy efficiency, intensity, and ease of maintenance . On October 15, 2008, a small electrical fire inside the sign caused approximately $5,000 worth of damage, partially melting the plastic and leaving visible smoke damage . The Citgo sign was shut down for several months beginning in July 2010 to replace the LEDs with a newer version hopefully more capable of withstanding the winds and temperature extremes that affect the sign . Earlier versions featured neon lighting; the pre-2005 sign contained 5,878 glass tubes with a total length of more than 5 miles (8.0 km). Service on the sign is provided by Federal Heath Sign Company . </P>

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