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Clock Signs (page 2)

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The clock signs on the following pages are organized alphabetically by state.

Alabama:
Chevrolet (Abbeville)
Huggin' Molly's (Abbeville)

Dick's Auto Rebuilders
Yuma, AZ
The Dick's Auto Rebuilders was established in 1964. This sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

More Arizona:
Empire Foods (Tucson)

Eagle Cafe
Fresno, CA
The Eagle Cafe was closed when this photo was taken in 2013. The eagle's animated wings and the clock haven't worked for many years. [map]

Shopper's Corner
Santa Cruz, CA
Shopper's Corner was established in 1938. This clock is probably from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [map]

Fort Knox
Alameda, CA		 Time Deli
San Jose, CA
Fort Knox of Alameda buys and sells gold, silver, coins, and jewelry. The store housed different pharmacies from 1921 through the 1960s. The original sign was adapted for Fort Knox in the 1970s or 1980s. [map]

The Time Deli sign was installed around 1950 when the business was known as the Time Market. The store closed in 2017. A shoe store moved into the building and this sign remains. The building and clock face have been painted gray. [map]

Encino Park Liquor
Encino, CA
The Encino Park Liquor sign is probably from the 1950s. The clock no longer works but the neon star part of the sign is still animated. [map]

Bank of Stockton
Stockton, CA
This Bank of Stockton building was constructed in 1907 for the Stockton Savings & Loan Society. There was a neon sign for that bank in the 1920s. The "Time to Save" sign with the clock was installed below that sign by the mid-1950s. The bank's name was changed in 1958 and this sign was installed then. [map]

Hi-Hat Cleaners
Oakland, CA
2008: 2014:
The Hi-Hat Cleaners sign is probably from the 1950s. Sometime after 2012, the sign was repainted and the neon removed. The letters on the building were also removed in 2014. [map]

Paradise Trailer Court
San Leandro, CA		 Dana Point Nursery
Dana Point, CA		 Bras & Mattos Monument Co.
Hayward, CA
The Paradise Trailer Court sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

The Dana Point Nursery opened in 1947 and this sign may be from then. The sign was refurbished sometime after 2010. This photo is from 2013. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The Bras & Mattos Monument Co. was established in 1897. These signs are probably from the 1950s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Rolling Pin Donuts
San Bruno, CA		 Alcatraz Shade Shop
Oakland, CA		 Leighton's Jewelers
Madera, CA		 Highland Park Bowl
Los Angeles, CA
Rolling Pin Donuts opened in 1958. This sign may be from then. The ripple tin panels might indicate that it is even older. The clock has rolling pin hands. For more, see this website. [map]

The Alcatraz Shade Shop was established in 1954 and this sign may be from then. [map]

Leighton's Jewelers opened in 1956 and this sign may be from then. [map]

The Highland Park Bowl opened in 1927. This neon clock is located inside. I don't know how old it is but it is definitely vintage. It may have been installed outside originally.

East Lawn Memorial Park
Sacramento, CA		 Colonial Chapel
Oakland, CA		 Coppertone
Long Beach, CA
The East Lawn Memorial Park opened in 1904. The neon clock sign appears to be from the 1930s. It features ripple tin panels. For more, see this website. [map]

The Colonial Chapel funeral home was established in 1941. When the company moved to its present location in 1948, it brought along its rooftop neon letters and clock which remain. The rooftop letters were a frequent target of rock-throwing vandals so they are now faced with plastic. This pole sign was built in 1950. . The neon letters are lit in gold. The backlit plastic clock face is part of the sign's original design. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

This Coppertone clock sign is installed on the former Owl Drug building. The building now houses the Nick the Greek restaurant. These backlit plastic signs were mass-produced but are very rare now. The only other one that I know of on public display is in Hampton Beach, NH. I believe they were built in the 1950s or 1960s. They are about four feet in diameter. [map]

More California:
Camarillo Liquors (now Bone Deep Tattoos) (Camarillo)
East Lawn Elk Grove Memorial Park & Mortuary (Elk Grove)
Curtis Clocks (Glendale)
Val's Burgers (Hayward)
Penske (Long Beach) [map]
Conners Plumbing (Los Angeles) [map]
former White Log Coffee Shop (Los Angeles)
Glo-Dial Company (Los Angeles) [vintage; gone]
Leighton's Jewelers (Madera)
Donut Corner (Oakland)
Zweck's Jewelry (Rancho Cucamonga)
Lim's Cafe (Redding)
Salvation Army (Red Bluff) [map]
The Clock Shop (Sacramento) [map]
Chiropractor (San Francisco) [map]
A. Hirsh & Son Jewelers (San Jose) [vintage; gone]
Jerry's Beefburgers (San Leandro)
Fitzjohn Jewelers (Temple City) [gone]

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