Henry Electric was established in 1935. The top part of this sign was built in 1925 when it advertised for Lester Pepper Grocery. The sign most likely had neon originally. By 2002, the building had been converted into the Henry Electric Apartments. This photo is from 2012. The sign is now partly obscured by a tree. [map]

El Con Mall sign was built in 1962. It was removed in 1999 and put in storage at the back of the mall. In 2012, the sign was restored and reinstalled. The sign is 45 feet tall including the conquistador's spear. [map]

The Downtown Motor Hotel opened in 1941. This sign was built around 1953. There was an earlier another sign before this one. In 2016, the motel was demolished and replaced with an apartment building. The sign and office below it were kept and restored. The AAA logo and "Air Conditioned" text were kept on the sign's main panel. The small white plastic panels were changed from "Telephones" and "Television" to the words "Leasing Office" and the address. For more, see this website. [map]

The Sahara Apartments was built as the Tidelands Motor Inn in 1960. This sign is from then. The letters on the sign were replaced in 1975 when the motel became the Sahara Motor Inn. In 2003, the motel was converted into apartments for University of Arizona students. The "Motor Inn" letters were replaced then. For more, see this website. [1965 scan thanks Steve Quintanilla]. [map]

The Ghost Ranch Lodge & Restaurant was built in 1941. This sign was built in 1952. The cow skull feature was designed by Georgia O'Keefe. The word "Restaurant" was added to the sign after 1958. The sign was restored in 2010. The complex is now used for senior housing. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The Triple T Truckstop opened in 1954. Triple T stood for Tucson Truck Terminal. The buisness moved to this location in 1966. There was a smaller sign there then, with an Enco gas station sign above it. This sign was there by 1971. For more, see this website. [map]

The Tucson International Airport was built in 1958 as the Tucson Municipal Airport. This control tower sign is from then. The letters are 10 feet tall. For more, see this website. [map]

Sue's Fish & Chips started out with a trailer in 1952. They opened a restaurant about a year later. This sign might be from then. [map]

The Valencia Market sign appeared to be from the 1940s or 1950s. Around 2019, a neon-less replica sign was installed. The original sign is at the Ignite Sign Art Museum (see below). [map]

The Grant-Stone Shopping Center sign is from 1961. The sign was removed in 2014. It was too expensive for the owners to restore. It is now being restored at the Ignite Sign Art Museum (see below) and will probably be installed at another location eventually. For more, see this website.