Arrows were common sign components in the Rt 66 era...stars, less so. This one is in front of a now-demolished motel originally called the "Modern Courts."

The sign construction is modular and indicates either an arrow or a star could have gone on the tip. (The bulk of the sign is overhead.)

Back in the Rt 66 era, lights may have lit up in sequence coming down the side of the sign and ending with the star. Maybe they all flashed on-and-off at once. Maybe they danced around. Maybe they did all of that in rotation.

But when the Interstate opened, for this and dozens of other nearby businesses it was "lights out."