Southlawn Plaza Amarillo, TX	Hamlet Shopping Center Amarillo, TX	Violet Crown Shopping Center Austin, TX	Westwood Village Sherman, TX

The Southlawn Plaza shopping center was built in 1960. This sign appears to be from then. By 2021, the top panels were missing. [map] The Hamlet Shopping Center sign is probably from the 1950s. By 2019, the neon had been replaced with backlit plastic letters. [map] The Violet Crown Shopping Center was built in 1051 and this sign was probably built then. [map] The Westwood Village shopping center sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

Town West Shopping Center Fort Worth, TX	MacKenzie Village Shopping Center Lubbock, TX	Grand Plaza Shopping Center Marshall, TX

The Town West Shopping Center was built in 1968. [map] MacKenzie Village Shopping Center was built around 1959. This sign is probably from then. I assume that the sign had neon originally. There are now little LED strips on the letters. [map] The Grand Plaza Shopping Center sign features a starburst with bulbs. The shopping center was built in 1960 and this sign must be from then. [map]

McKinney Plaza [gone] McKinney, TX	Timberland Shopping Center Lufkin, TX

The McKinney Plaza shopping center sign appeared to be from the 1950s or 1960s. This photo is from 2011. By 2013, the sign was gone. The Timberland Shopping Center sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

Deerpath Shopping Center Dallas, TX
2011:		2017:	2018:

The Deerpath Shopping Center was built around 1955. The supporting panels were being repainted in 2017. The top part of the sign must have revolved originally. [map]

Preston Royal Shopping Center Dallas, TX		Oates Plaza Dallas, TX

The Preston Royal Shopping Center was built from 1955-1956 and this sign was built then. It is about 30 feet tall from the top of the crown to the bottom ring. In 2019, tornados significantly damaged many Preston Royal stores and toppled this sign into an adjacent tree. It was repaired and reinstalled the following year by Texas Electrical and North Texas Neon, both located in Garland. "Preston Royal" is lit in gold, "Shopping Center" in white, and the rings in pink. The crown has bulbs on top. [map] Oates Plaza was built in the mid-1950s. [map]

Skillman Live Oak Center Dallas, TX	Ferguson Village Shopping Center Dallas, TX	Kiestwood Village Shopping Center Dallas, TX	Haltom Plaza Shopping Center Haltom City, TX	Ayers Center Corpus Christi, TX

The Skillman Live Oak Center shopping center was built in 1948. This sign may be from then. This photo is from 2011. Around 2012, a replica sign was installed. The neon tubing which was installed directly on the panels was replaced with channel letters. There is also less neon on the ball on top. For more, see this website. [map] The Ferguson Village Shopping Center was built in 1957. This sign appears to be from then. [map] The Kiestwood Village Shopping Center was built in the mid- or late 1950s. This sign is from then. [map] The Haltom Plaza Shopping Center was built in 1958 and this sign was installed then. For more, see this website. [map] The Ayers Center shopping center was probably built in the 1950s. It was definitely open by 1957. [map]

Garland Shopping Center Garland, TX			Ridgewood Shopping Center Garland, TX

The Garland Shopping Center was built in 1952. The buildings have been demolished but this sign remains. New stores were built on the property and Walmart agreed to maintain this sign. It was restored and relit in 2015. [map] The Ridgewood Shopping Center was built in the 1960s. [map]

Westbury Centerette [gone] Houston, TX	Jensen Square Houston, TX

The Westbury Centerette shopping center was vacant except for a laundromat when this photo was taken in 2011. It was built in 1962. There was a clock on top of the sign that was blown off during Hurricane Ike in 2008. The shopping center was demolished in 2015. The sign was gone by 2016. The Jensen Square shopping center sign appears to be from the 1950s. [map]

Sherwood Shopping Center Odessa, TX	Rock Hill Village Odessa, TX

The Sherwood Shopping Center sign is probably from the 1960s. [map] The Rock Hill Village shopping center was built in 1958. This sign appears to be from then. [map]

Westview Village Shopping Center Waco, TX	Brookview Hills Shopping Center Waco, TX	Bergfeld Center Tyler, TX

The Westview Village Shopping Center opened in 1957. This sign appears to be from then. [map] The Brookview Hills Shopping Center was built around 1952. This sign appears to be from then. [map] The Bergfeld Center opened in 1949. There are two identical signs at this shopping center. They were probably built in the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

More Texas: Lancaster Kiest Shopping Center (Dallas) [gone] Seminary West Shopping Center (Fort Worth) Dalworth Shopping Center (Grand Prairie) [gone] Village Shopping Center (San Angelo) Sunset Ridge Shopping Center (San Antonio)

Westland Shopping Center Richmond, VA	Buford Shopping Center Richmond, VA	Towers Shopping Center Roanoke, VA	Brookfield Plaza [gone] Springfield, VA

The Westland Shopping Center was built from 1962-1963 and this sign is from then. The name and the signs saguaro cactus came from the shopping center's location at the far west end of town. The sign is about 20 feet tall. Typical of early 1960s signs, it combined plastic and neon. The "Westland" panel is backlit plastic while neon channel letters are used for "Shopping Center." One unusual aspect of the sign is the continuous painting on the sides, conveying a three-dimensional cactus. The cactus is outlined with green neon while "Shopping Center" is lit in white. For more, see this website. [map] The Buford Shopping Center was built in 1963. This sign is probably from then. There were probably neon letters originally. By 2018, the text panels had been replaced with a backlit plastic box. For more, see this website. [map] The Towers Shopping Center sign is from around 1961. Originally, there were two of these signs. It mimics the radio towers around which the shopping center was built. [map] The Brookfield Plaza sign appeared to be from the 1950s or 1960s. This photo is from 2005. By 2012, the sign had been replaced with another sign with backlit plastic letters. The shopping center is still there and goes by the same name.

Twin City Plaza Grafton, WI	Holiday Village Kenosha, WI

The Twin City Plaza sign appears to be from the 1960s. The neon arrow is animated. [map] The Holiday Village shopping center sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. By 2023, the Holiday Village panel was gone. It was replaced with a plain, painted panel for Holiday Laundromat. The arrow remains. [map]

Washington: Montesano Shopping Center (Montesano) [gone] Westfair Shopping Center (Yakima)

Town & Country Shopping Center [gone] Cheyenne, WY

The Town & Country Shopping Center sign was probably from the 1950s. The shape of the pole sign looked very similar to Goodyear Tires signs. These photos are from 2012. By 2017, the sign had been replaced with a horrible sign with backlit plastic letters.

Yorktown Square Shopping Centre Windsor, ON

The Yorktown Square Shopping Centre sign was built in 1954. Just after this photo was taken in 2011, the sign was restored. For more, see this website. [map]

More Canada: Silver Heights Shopping Centre (Winnipeg, MB)

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