LOS ANGELES  Outside the chain-link fence of Gardner Street Elementary School, Gregory Son and Laura Uselton celebrated, snapping pictures of the silver “Michael Jackson Auditorium” sign that gleamed on the school’s stucco facade.

Mr. Jackson’s name had been hidden behind plywood boards since his arrest on child molesting charges seven years ago. But this month those boards were removed, and the school, which Mr. Jackson attended briefly, has become a place to commemorate the singer. Giddy fans have stenciled an image of his face onto the sidewalk and tied ribbons to the fence.

“We’ve been working for seven years to try to get the sign uncovered,” said Mr. Son, 32, dressed in a Michael Jackson shirt. “He did so much for that school. He deserved to have his name up there permanently.”

The uncovering of the sign is only the latest evidence of what may be a posthumous renaissance of the King of Pop. Immediately after his death from a prescription drug overdose in June 2009, Mr. Jackson’s music once again dominated the airwaves; a few months later, the movie about preparations for his final concert tour, “This Is It,” became the top box office draw. After years of rumors about financial trouble, Forbes magazine this month named Mr. Jackson the richest dead celebrity.