East Cambridge Is Hanging on to the Iconic ‘Live Poultry Fresh Killed’ Sign

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East Cambridge Business Association Plans to Keep Iconic Sign in the Neighborhood

With longtime East Cambridge storefront Mayflower Poultry Co. closing, fans of its iconic “Live Poultry Fresh Killed sign were sad to see it go — but it won’t be going far. The physical sign and its trademarked design went up for auction last week, and the East Cambridge Business Association won both for a total of $22,500. The association — a nonprofit that represents businesses throughout East Cambridge and Inman Square — is reportedly coordinating with city officials in hopes of putting the sign up somewhere in public, and new merch with the design is in the works.

“Such [a] great symbol of Cambridge Street and the small business community,” the association posted on social media prior to the auction. “We don’t want to see it hidden away.”

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