diff --git a/MEMORY.md b/MEMORY.md
index 13a1b3b..2426e03 100644
--- a/MEMORY.md
+++ b/MEMORY.md
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ Session memory for durable decisions, state, and gotchas. Keep concise, remove o
   `godot --headless --import` there), and copy back the generated `.png.import` plus the
   matching `.godot/imported/*.ctex/.md5`. CI is unaffected (it imports fresh and `.import`
   files are committed).
+- **Facade-realism pass complete (2026-11-03):** the masonic facade now uses the photo-anchored
+  `limestone_ashlar` field (see the ashlar decision below), the event banners carry a warm
+  self-light (`0.14` base, `0.28` night / `0.028` day via `_marquee_emissive`), and the marquee
+  sign face + bulbs are test-verified to brighten at night (`test_marquee_emissive_balanced_at_night`).
+  The marquee canopy/sign box stay `black_metal` by design — it is the fictional "GIG LINE"
+  marquee over the Masonic Temple, not the red El Capitan Theatre marquee next door (which is
+  represented by the blade-sign neighbour). Day and night captures promoted; both three-up boards
+  rebuilt.
 - **Ashlar limestone pick (2026-11-03):** the masonic facade field uses
   `limestone_ashlar[_normal].png`, generated reference-anchored on the 2009 CC BY facade photo,
   768 px tile ≈ 4.6 m of wall (~167 px/m, inside the 40–400 band). `stone_steps` stays for trim;
diff --git a/docs/hollywood-boulevard-map.md b/docs/hollywood-boulevard-map.md
index 9f3b3fc..eb381dc 100644
--- a/docs/hollywood-boulevard-map.md
+++ b/docs/hollywood-boulevard-map.md
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ not texture or geometry sources.
   tile generated reference-anchored on the 2009 facade photo (CC BY 2.0),
   768 px over ~4.6 m of wall (~167 px/m), so the wall carries course joints and
   per-block value variation instead of flat plaster.
+- Night balance: the event banners carry a warm self-light and the marquee sign
+  face + bulbs brighten after dark (registered with `_marquee_emissive`), so the
+  facade reads as practical-lights-only rather than a flat lit wall. The marquee
+  canopy stays black metal by design — the fictional "GIG LINE" marquee, not the
+  red El Capitan Theatre marquee next door.
 
 ## References