Fifty-one light poles strategically positioned along an access road in Las Vegas may seem like mundane infrastructure to most. But when they enhance the memory of one beloved blue-eyed crooner, the lighting earns a new significance. And while old “Blue Eyes” may have liked to throw the dice between gigs in his adopted home of Las Vegas, the selection of the B.L. Downey Company to supply those light poles was no gamble.

In fact, it was a safe bet, because the B.L. Downey Company has made a name for itself, during the course of its 52 years in business, as a place where innovation and technology come together to solve vexing problems involving the protective and decorative coatings of all types of metal products. In the case of Mr. Sinatra’s estate, the light poles were fabricated by B.L. Downey Company, shot blasted and then powder coated with a special color to provide a top notch, long lasting finish: a fitting tribute to an American icon.

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