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California Signs (page 5)

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San Marcos Motel
Buellton, CA
The San Marcos Motel sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

Pea Soup Andersen's
Buellton, CA
Pea Soup Andersen's restaurant opened in 1924 as Andersen's Electric Cafe. In 1928, a hotel and dining room were added. In 1947, the restaurant's name was changed to Pea Soup Andersen's. These neon signs are probably from then or shortly after that. Other locations were built later on in Santa Maria, Salinas, Carlsbad, Selma, and Santa Nella. The Buellton location closed in 2024. It's not yet known if there will be a buyer and the restaurant will reopen or if the property will be redeveloped. The signs remain. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Pea Soup Andersen's
Santa Nella, CA
This Pea Soup Andersen's restaurant opened in 1976 is the only other location still in operation. The building features a windmill. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Mendenhall's Museum
Buellton, CA
Mendenhall's Museum of Gasoline Pumps & Petroliana is a private collection open to group tours and special events. The vast collection of signs, gas pumps, globes, and automobiles was started more than 50 years ago by Jack Mendenhall. Jack's son, Mark, continues to add to the collection. The museum is operated by Mark and his wife, Vickie. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.

Alameda Albany -
Apple Valley		 Arcadia -
Barstow		 Bakersfield Bay Point -
Beverly Hills		 Big Bear Lake -
Bridgeport		 Buena Park -
Carpinteria
Catheys Valley -
Corona del Mar		 Cotati -
El Centro		 El Dorado -
Escondido		 Eureka -
Garden Grove		 Fresno Gilroy -
Harbor City		 Hawthorne -
Lakeport		 Hayward &
San Leandro
Lakewood -
Live Oak		 Lodi -
Lynwood		 Long Beach Los Angeles Macdoel -
Mendota		 Merced -
Monte Rio		 Monterey Park -
Oceanside		 Oakland
Ontario -
Palo Alto		 Pasadena -
Petaluma		 Pico Rivera -
Pomona		 Porterville -
Redondo Beach		 Redwood City -
Richmond		 Rio Nido -
Roseville		 Sacramento Salida -
San Bernardino
San Bruno -
San Luis Obispo		 San Diego Area San Francisco San Jose San Mateo -
Santa Barbara		 Santa Clara -
Santa Monica		 Santa Paula -
Stanton		 Stockton
Suisun City -
Ukiah		 Upland -
Vernon		 Victorville -
Wilmington		 Woodland -
Yuba City		 Museum of
Neon Art		 Valley Relics Museum

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