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Utah Signs (page 1)

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American Fork:
Jack & Jill Bowling Lanes

Delano Motel
Beaver, UT
Sleepy
Lagoon Motel
Beaver, UT
El Bambi Cafe
Beaver, UT
The Delano Motel opened in 1962 and this sign appears to be from then. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The Sleepy Lagoon Motel has been around since at least the early 1950s. The sign was built by the Rainbow Neon Sign Co. of Salt Lake City. Half of the motel was badly damaged in a fire in 2005 and it has not reopened. However, this sign remains. For more, see this website. [map]

The El Bambi Cafe opened in 1945. This sign is probably from the 1960s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Aquarius Motel
Bicknell, UT
Prospector Motor Lodge [gone]
Blanding, UT
The plastic sign at the Aquarius Motel is topped with this attention-getter. The lights flash at night. It was probably built in the 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

The Prospector Motor Lodge is still in operation. The sign was probably from the 1950s or 1960s. By 2014, the sign was replaced with a backlit plastic box.

Bountiful:
Bountiful City Light & Power
Family Auto Center

Galaxie Motel
Brigham City, UT
J&D Family Restaurant
Brigham City, UT
The Galaxie Motel was built in 1960. This sign is probably from then. For more, see this website. [map]

The J&D Family Restaurant plastic sign is topped with this covered wagon panel. It is probably from the 1960s. I don't know if this was the original business name. [map]

More Brigham City:
Modern Cleaners [gone]
Welcome Arch

Ron's Sporting Goods
Cedar City, UT
Super 7 Motel [gone]
Cedar City, UT
Couch & Chair
Clearfield, UT
Yes Print
& Copy [gone]
Clearfield, UT
Ron's Sporting Goods has been here since at least the 1960s. This sign appears to be from then. This photo is from 2014. By 2018, the plastic panels had been replaced with similar ones. The neon star was still there. [map]

The Super 7 Motel was known as the Knell Motel in the 1960s and 1970s. This sign was built in the 1970s for the Knell Motel and was adapted later on for the Super 7 Motel. The sign was gone by 2018. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

This sign in front of the Couch & Chair furniture store. Despite the rust, you can make out the "Seat Covers" text across the girl's bottom. In 2021, the sign pole had a precarious lean. [map]

This Yes Print & Copy sign advertised for the Sands Cafe originally. There was a used car lot there when this photo was taken in 2014. The sign was probably from the 1950s. It was gone by 2015.

More Cedar City:
China Garden Cafe: 1, 2 [now at The Neon Museum in Las Vegas, NV]
Indian Shop [vintage; gone]
Sulivan's Cafe [now adapted in Heber City] [map]

More Clearfield:
Hi Hat Diner

Cowan's Cafe
Duchesne, UT
Commercial
Club [gone]
Duchesne, UT
Echo Cafe
Echo, UT
Gas Cafe Motel
Echo, UT
Cowan's Cafe opened in 1933 and is still in operation. This sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

The Commercial Club opened in 1908 and closed in 2008. This sign appeared to be from the 1950s. The sign was gone by 2018.

The Echo Cafe has been closed for many years. [map]

The Gas Cafe Motel sign stands between the closed Frank's Echo Service Station and the closed Kozy Modern Motel and Cafe. The sign reads "Gas Cafe" on the other side. [map]

More Duchesne:
Polar Queen [vintage; gone]

More Echo:
Kozy Modern Motel and Cafe [gone]

Spinning
Wheel Motel
Fillmore, UT
Fillmore Motel
Fillmore, UT
Winget's Korner Drive Inn [gone]
Fillmore, UT
The Spinning Wheel Motel was built as a tourist court in 1932 as the Robison Motel. I don't know when the motel was renamed but this sign was there by the 1970s. It appears to be from the 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

The Fillmore Motel sign still had neon and a better paint job in 2011. This photo is from 2014. It was probably built in the 1950s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The Winget's Korner Drive Inn sign originally advertised for an Arctic Circle drive-in. The stand that it came from opened in 1954 just up the street. This sign was installed then. In 1974, the sign was adapted when the name was changed to Winget's Drive-in. In 1978, the stand moved to a 1950s era Texaco gas station building and the sign was brought along. The name was changed then to Winget's Korner Drive-Inn and the sign was repainted and adapted again. This photo is from 2014. The building was vacant for many years but this sign remained until around 2017. The sign is now in a private collection and has been restored as an Arctic Circle sign with the original, sequentially flashing stars. It is eight feet wide.

More Fillmore:
Deano's Pizza [gone]

Gas for Less [gone]
Green River, UT
Ray's Tavern
Green River, UT
Lemieux Cafe
Green River, UT
This Gas for Less sign was built from an airplane wing for the Premium Oil Company. The station was built in 1955. It has been closed for many years. This photo is from 2012. Later that year, the sign was removed. It is now in a private collection.

Ray's Tavern opened in 1943. This sign might be from then or, more likely, the 1950s. [map]

The Lemieux Cafe opened around 1975 and this sign is probably from then. The restaurant has been closed since at least 2007 but the sign remains. [map]

Sleepy Hollow Motel
Green River, UT
The Sleepy Hollow Motel opened in 1954 and this sign appears to be from then. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Robbers Roost Motel
Green River, UT
2012: 2022:
The Robbers Roost Motel opened in the 1940s. The sign is probably from the 1960s. It originally depicted a woman in a swimsuit. Around 2008, the panel was updated to show a woman in Western wear since the motel no longer had a pool. That panel has now faded considerably. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

More Green River:
Ben's Cafe

Riverside Ranch RV Park
Motel & Campground
Hatch, UT
Bryce Zion Inn
Hatch, UT
Mac's Motel
Heber City, UT
The Riverside Ranch RV Park Motel & Campground sign has been topped with a former Best Western crown sign since at least 2007. The addition of the snow-capped mountain and river has been there since then. These signs were produced in the 1960s and featured flashing bulbs. [map]

The Bryce Zion Inn may have been built in 1965. This sign may be from then although the design looks a little earlier. Around 2018, the word "Zion" was added to the south side of the sign. These photos are from 2022. For more, see this website. [map]

Mac's Motel was built in 1952. This sign may be from then or the 1960s. By 2018, the neon had been removed from the sign's letters. For more, see this website. [map]

Vista Grande Motel (now VARR)
Heber City, UT
2014: 2022:
The Vista Grande Motel was here by 1965. The sign's neon had been missing for many years. The sign was gone by 2015. It turned up around 2018 in town at VARR, an Airstream trailer restorer. The sign was adapted, repainted, and neon added. The "middle and lower panels were removed and replaced with an Airstream-shaped panel. For more, see this website. [map]

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