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| Chicago Signs (page 1) |
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| Grace's Furniture Chicago, IL |
Chicken Inn Chicago, IL |
S&T Provisions Chicago, IL |
Pticek & Sons Bakery Chicago, IL |
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The Grace's Furniture sign originally advertised for Waldren's Furniture. It was probably built in the 1950s and is about 40 feet tall. Grace's Furniture is long gone but this sign remains. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]
The Chicken Inn opened in 1972. This sign was probably used by another business before that and the plastic panels were added to the sign. [map] S&T Provisions opened in 1960 and this sign appears to be from then. For more, see this website. [map] The Pticek & Sons Bakery opened in 1943. This sign is probably from the 1950s. [map] |
| Ming's Enterprise Chicago, IL |
Haderlein Real Estate Chicago, IL |
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Ming's Enterprise is long gone but this sign remains behind. It was probably built in the 1950s. [map]
Haderlein Real Estate, now John Haderlein & Son, was established in 1910 and is still operating. This sign is probably from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Apache Motel Chicago, IL |
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| The Apache Motel opened in 1967 and is still in operation. The sign was rebuilt around 2011. The neon panel at the bottom was replaced, the readerboard was removed, and the porcelain panels covering the pole were painted blue. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
| Cole's Appliance and Furniture Chicago, IL |
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| Cole's Appliance and Furniture opened in 1946 and these signs are probably from then. For more, see this website. [map] |
| WGN Flag Co. Chicago, IL |
Hoe Toy Chop Suey Chicago, IL |
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The WGN Flag Co. was established in 1916. This sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]
The Hoe Toy Chop Suey signs are probably from the 1950s. There are two identical signs installed on the roof facing opposite directions. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Ebenezer Baptist Church Chicago, IL |
Custom Cleaners Chicago, IL |
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The Ebenezer Baptist Church has been at this location since 1921. This sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]
The Custom Cleaners signs appear to be from the 1950s. The projecting sign's neon has been missing since at least the 1990s. [map] |
| Huck Finn Donuts Chicago, IL |
Candlelite Chicago Chicago, IL |
Candlelite Chicago Chicago, IL |
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Huck Finn Donuts was established by 1960. The original location had a neon text sign. There are two other locations in the Chicago area. This sign is probably from the late 1960s or 1970s. The plastic panel shown on the left above probably looked like the other panel originally. The smaller top panel above apparently revolved. For more, see this website. [map]
Candlelite Chicago opened in 1950 and this sign is from then. For more, see this website. [map] Candlelite Chicago's Lincoln Park location opened in 2024 with a sign based on the original. [map] |
| Gonnella Baking Co. Chicago, IL (now Schaumburg, IL) |
former Balzekas Used Cars Chicago, IL |
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The Gonnella Baking Co. was established in 1886. This sign appears to be from the 1950s. It was moved from another location to N. Carpenter St. in 1994 and restored in 2010. By 2015, the sign had been moved to the company's facility in Schaumburg. For more, see this website. [map]
Balzekas Motor Sales was established in 1919. The Balzekas Used Cars sign appears to be from the 1950s. Up until around 1990, there was a similar Chrysler and Plymouth sign at the company's new car lot. By 2011, most of this sign had been covered up and reworked for Wheels Chicago. In 2014, it was reworked again for Mitch Auto Sales. It now has panels for Gallery Auto Group. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Green Mill Jazz Club Chicago, IL |
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| The Green Mill Jazz Club was preceded other bars on the same block with the Green Mill name since the 1920s. This sign is probably from the 1950s. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map] |
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