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Illinois Signs (page 12)

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Patton's Seed & Hardware
Monmouth, IL
This Patton's Seed & Hardware sign is installed on the side of a building. There was a Patton's Feed and Seed Store nearby by 1916. It apparently grew into the Seed & Hardware store on the town square by the early 1950s. I don't know when the store closed but this sign must have been moved here then or some years after that. [map]

Weits Cafe
Morris, IL		 Park Motel
Morris, IL
The Weits Cafe opened in 1928 as the Weitz Cafe. This sign was probably from the 1950s. In 1978, the name was changed to the Weits Cafe and the letter was changed. In 2019, the sign fell to the street and was badly damaged. A replica sign was installed later that year. This photo is from 2024. For more, see this website. [map]

The Park Motel sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

Fraternal Order of Eagles
Morris, IL
The Fraternal Order of Eagles sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

Yarbrough Appliances
Morrison, IL
These Hotpoint and GE signs are installed in the window of Yarbrough Appliances. [map]

Mount Carmel:
Shamrock Motel [gone]

Stan the Tire Man [gone]
Mount Vernon, IL
Stan the Tire Man opened in 1951. This sign was built a couple of years after that. The top part of the sign with the bulbs is made of stainless steel. It appears that this part of the sign was added after 1965. In 2015, the store closed and that owner intended to sell the sign. The building now houses the Overhead Door Company. In 2024, the sign was removed. It was supposedly being restored. However, the store closed and the sign is now in a private collection.

Mundelein:
Wiech's Inn [gone]

Murphysboro Abstract Co.
Murphysboro, IL
The Murphysboro Abstract Co. sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

Naperville:
Russell's Cleaners [gone]

Pittsburgh Paints [gone]
Nauvoo, IL		 Booby's Charcoal Rib
Niles, IL
This Pittsburgh Paints sign hung above Kraus Home Furnishings. It was gone by 2023. These embossed plastic signs were mass-produced and there are still a number of them around the country.

Booby's Charcoal Rib opened in 1961 and this sign is from then. The man depicted on the sign is restaurant's founder, Ronald "Booby" Friedman. [map]

Shell
Nokomis, IL		 Tee Pee Liquor Mart
North Chicago, IL		 U-Turn
Covenant Church
Northlake, IL
The Shell gas station sign is probably from the 1960s. It is installed at Golitko Service was originally a Shell station. The building now houses a U-Haul truck rental business. [map]

The Tee Pee Liquor Mart sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

The U-Turn Covenant Church cross-shaped "Jesus Saves" sign appears to be from the 1950s. The building previously housed the Bethel Fellowship Church. For more, see this website. [map]

Terrace Motel
Oak Forest, IL		 Les Brothers Restaurant
Oak Lawn, IL		 Cardinal Liquor Barn
Oak Lawn, IL
The Terrace Motel sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

The first Les Brothers Restaurant opened in Toronto, ON in 1962. In 1973, this location opened. This 35-foot-tall sign was built then by Grate Signs in Joliet. In 2021, the sign's red, green, and blue neon tubing was removed and replacing with backlit plastic letters. These photos are from 2025. The 18-foot-tall arrow has about 700 chasing bulbs on each side of sign. The plastic "Cocktails" panel was missing when this photo was taken. The metal and plastic lantern at the top of sign is no longer lit. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

I believe the Cardinal Liquor Barn was originally known as the Liquor Barn and that this neon Cardinal text was added later. The sign might be from the 1950s or 1960s. The top panel with the bottles is identical to the one at the former Miska's Liquor Store in Blue Island, IL. [map]

Petey's Bungalow
Lounge [gone]
Oak Lawn, IL		 Reichman Jewelers
Oak Lawn, IL
The Petey's Bungalow Lounge opened in 1961. This sign was built in 1965 by Flashtric. The restaurant and lounge closed in 2024 and the sign was removed in 2025. For more, see this website.

Reichman Jewelers has been around since 1908. For more, see this website. [map]

More Oak Lawn:
Cupid Candies [gone]
Rusty Nail Cocktail Lounge [gone]

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