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| Texas Signs (page 5) |
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| Van de Kamp's Bakery [gone] Forney, TX |
BPAA [gone] Forney, TX |
Buick Fredericksburg, TX |
Friendswood Hardware Friendswood, TX |
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These Van de Kamp's Bakery and BPAA signs were located at De Ridder Antiques. The business has closed and these signs are gone now. These Van de Kamp's signs were mass-produced but are rare now. The blades on the windmills spun. The BPAA was established in 1932 and is still around. The organization uses a different logo now.
This Buick sign hangs in front of the former Crenwelge Buick Olds dealership. The space is now occupied by Becker Vineyards. [map] Friendswood Hardware was established in 1972. This sign is probably from then. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Masonic Lodge Gainesville, TX |
Clarke & Courts Galveston, TX |
Purity Ice Cream Galveston, TX |
Galveston Electric Company Galveston, TX |
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This Masonic Lodge has a very rare example of stained glass Masonic signs. [map]
The Clarke & Courts building was built in 1890. It became known as the "Texas House." The company was one of the biggest printing companies in the country. In 1994, the city converted the building into the Strand Lofts residential space with the first floor housing the Museum of Printing History. The sign which originally had neon is probably from the 1940s or 1950s. [map] The Purity Ice Cream Company was established in Galveston in 1889. The company is long gone but this sign remains. [map] The Galveston Electric Company building was built in 1926. It was home to CenterPoint Energy until 2003 and then converted into loft space in 2005. The neon sign was restored at that time. [map] |
| Star Drug Store Galveston, TX |
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| The Star Drug Store, founded in 1906, claims to be the oldest drug store in Texas. The porcelain and neon Coca-Cola sign was restored sometime after 2001. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Galveston:
Elks Lodge Mangel's [map] |
| Garland Flower Shop Garland, TX |
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| The Garland Flower Shop opened around 1946. This sign may be from then or the 1950s. The store is gone now but the sign remains. [map] |
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More Garland:
Beef House Garland Shopping Center Ridgewood Shopping Center |
| Halamicek Auto Supply Gonzales, TX |
Doyle Agency Granbury, TX |
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The Halamicek Auto Supply sign hangs above Edwards Furniture. [map]
The Doyle Agency was established in 1899. This sign appears to be from the 1950s. [map] |
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Graham:
Pitcock Oil & Gas |
| Party Times Strip Grand Prairie, TX |
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| Hi Ho Ballroom Grand Prairie, TX 2011: |
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| Ritz Starlite Room Grand Prairie, TX 2011: |
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The Party Times Strip sign appears to be from the late 1950s or early to mid-1960s. There were five Sputnik-style signs on top of the sign in 2006. In 2017, the panels were replaced. The neon sign with the two dancers was removed. For more, see this website. [map]
The Hi Ho Ballroom shared the parking lot with Party Times Strip. The Ballroom was still open in 2007 but closed by 2011. These signs appear to be from the 1950s and/or 1960s. By 2017, the Danceland sign disks had been removed from the roof. The backlit Hi Ho letter panels had been replaced with white ones. The pole sign, third photo top row, had been removed. It is now displayed inside Silver Star Motors in Midlothian, TX. For more, see this website. [map] The Ritz Starlite Room is located next door to the Party Times Strip. The signs appear to be from the 1950s. The signs have been adapted for a Chinese restaurant. The remaining bits of neon on the rooftop scaffold sign are gone now. [map] |
| Trade Winds Motel Grand Prairie, TX |
Robinson Insurance [gone] Grand Prairie, TX |
Golden Chalet Motor Inn [gone] Grand Prairie, TX |
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The Trade Winds Motel was built around 1955. This sign is probably from then. For more, see this website. [map]
Robinson Insurance was established in 1985. This sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. It must have been adapted from a previous business. By 2021, the neon had been removed and the panels replaced. [map] The Golden Chalet Motor Inn sign is probably from the 1960s. The top "Motor" panel was originally corrugated gold plastic panel like the "Inn" panel. This photo is from 2018. In 2019, the sign was changed to all plastic panels. |
| Prairie Dog Drive In Grand Prairie, TX |
Grand Prairie Insurance Agency Grand Prairie, TX |
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The Prairie Dog Drive In has been open since at least 1957. This sign appears to be from the 1950s. It was built by the Zimmerman Sign Company. The neon has been broken for many years. The panels are about six feet wide. [map]
The Grand Prairie Insurance Agency is long gone but this sign remains. It was probably built in the 1940s or 1950s. [map] |
| B-C Furniture Grand Prairie, TX |
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| The B-C Furniture store now houses Tom Snodgrass Furniture but this sign remains. It was probably built in the 1950s. Around 2015, the "Carpets" panel was painted over. [map] |
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More Grand Prairie:
Lone Star Gas Company Palace Barber Shop Theo's Drive-in |
| Independent Order of Odd Fellows Grapevine, TX |
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| This Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge was established in 1885. The sign maybe be from the 1950s. [map] |
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