Meet The Lightbulb Lady Of Portland

Chances are you’ve seen her store, even if you’ve never been inside. With its wacky window displays and abundance of light bulbs, Sunlan Lighting has been a fixture on Portland’s N Mississippi Avenue for almost three decades. Tourists come from as far as Tokyo to gaze upon its electric glow, and its owner, Kay “The Lightbulb Lady” Newell is happy to greet them. Well, sort of. Newell — along with her two sons — sells hundreds of specialty light bulbs to the city of Portland and beyond.