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Lost Chicago Signs (page 2)

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C. Davis Rentals [gone]
Chicago, IL		 Window
Wonderland
Draperies [gone]
Chicago, IL
These two signs at C. Davis Rentals were probably from the 1950s or 1960s. These photos are from 2006 and 2007. The third photo is the backside of the previous one, showing the clock on top. These signs have been gone since around 2009 and there are new businesses on the lot. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

The Window Wonderland Draperies sign was probably from the 1950s. By 2012, it was gone.

Big Top [gone]
Chicago, IL		 Southwest Lawn Mower [gone]
Chicago, IL		 Renee's Salon of Beauty [gone]
Chicago, IL
The Big Top Restaurant featured a 1950s-looking circus tent sign. It closed in 2019 and this sign is gone now. For more, see this website.

The Southwest Lawn Mower sign was probably built in the 1950s. The sign was removed in 2016.

The Renee's Salon of Beauty sign is probably from the 1950s. The photo of the Renee's Salon of Beauty sign is from 2006. By 2013, the sign was gone.

Bonny's Bar [gone]
Chicago, IL		 Mr. K's Restaurant [gone]
Chicago, IL
The Bonny's Bar sign originally came from a long-closed bar in Kansas City, MO. In the mid-1990s, it was shipped to Chicago and installed at Iggy's bar. When Iggy's closed around 2009, the sign went to Salvage One. It was then sold to Bonny's. Just a few months after this photo was taken in 2012, Bonny's closed as well. By 2013, the sign was gone. The owner has it in storage. For more, see this website.

The Mr. K's Restaurant building was originally a Red Barn restaurant from the 1960s or 1970s. The sign was adapted as well. These photos were taken in 2006. The restaurant closed in 2009 and, by 2013, the building and sign were gone.

Ideal
Pastry [gone]
Chicago, IL		 E-Z Credit
Wheels [gone]
Chicago, IL		 Right Way
Service [gone]
Chicago, IL		 Hotel
Chateau [gone]
Chicago, IL
The Ideal Pastry sign was probably built in the 1950s. In 2024, the shop closed and the sign was removed.

EZ Credit Wheels, aka Ray Krey's Wheels, was a used car lot. This photo is from 2006. By 2007, the property was being developed for Cityscape Condos and the sign was gone. For more, see this website.

Right Way Service was an auto repair garage. I believe this place opened in 1955. The building and sign were gone in 2015.

The Hotel Chateau was built in the 1920s. The neon sign was probably from the 1940s or 1950s. The canopy and backlit sign over the entrance were probably from the 1950s or 1960s. By 2014, the signs were gone. For more, see this website.

Toast [gone]
Chicago, IL		 Papa Milano
Restaurant [gone]
Chicago, IL		 Star Cleaners [gone]
Chicago, IL
This Toast sign was modern. This restaurant which specialized in French Toast opened here in 1995. By 2021, this sign was gone. For more, see this website.

The Papa Milano Restaurant opened in 1951. This sign was probably from then. The photo is from 2006. The restaurant closed in 2007 and this sign is gone. For more, see this website.

Star Cleaners featured a huge pylon sign and steel building fins. The updating of the sign leads me to believe this was not the original business name. This photo is from 2006. Although the cleaners was still there, by 2014, the pylon had been removed from the building.

Pride Cleaners [gone]
Chicago, IL		 Far East Kitchen [gone]
Chicago, IL
Pride Cleaners had at least three locations in Chicago. This one appeared to be from the 1950s or 1960s. It had closed and the sign was gone by 2019. Another location with a similar sign is also gone. The company's best-known location featuring a parabolic roof is still open.

This photo of the Far East Kitchen is from 2006. By 2007, the restaurant had closed and the sign was removed.

Artel Jewelers [gone]
Chicago, IL		 Freshen Up Laundromat [gone]
Chicago, IL
The Artel Jewelers sign was probably from the 1950s. The store closed around 2020 and the sign was gone by 2023. For more, see this website.

This plastic sign at the Freshen Up Laundromat might be from the 1960s. These photos were taken in 2007. By 2013, the sign was gone.

Edgebrook TV Sales & Service [gone]
Chicago, IL		 Super Cup Restaurant [gone]
Chicago, IL		 C&J Auto Parts [gone]
Chicago, IL
The Edgebrook TV Sales & Service signs were probably from the 1950s. The signs were sold on Craigslist in 2015.

The Super Cup Restaurant sign was probably built in the 1950s. This photo is from 2007. By 2011, Super Cup was gone and the sign had been repurposed for Central Kitchen and Tap. By 2014, that restaurant had closed. In 2015, the sign was removed.

C&J Auto Parts had been here since 1950. This sign was probably from then. The sign was still there in 2016 but gone by 2018.

Pappy's Cut Rate Liquor [gone]
Chicago, IL
Moshe's New York Kosher [gone]
Chicago, IL
The Pappy's Cut Rate Liquors sign is probably from the 1950s. It was still in place in 2009. I believe the store was closed. In 2012 when this photo was taken, the sign was for sale at Architectural Artifacts in Chicago. I believe it was sold at auction in 2013. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

The Moshe's New York Kosher is still there but this sign was removed in 2011. The sign was probably from the 1950s. It was for sale in 2012 at Architectural Artifacts in Chicago (photo on the right).

More Lost Chicago:
Army & Lou's Restaurant [gone]
Artist's Snack Shop [sign gone]
Auto Tech Service [gone]
Better Roofing & Siding Co. [gone]
Car Town [gone]
Cedar Hotel: 1, 2 [gone]
Conrad & Son Hardware & Supply Co. [gone]
Double Door Liquors [gone]
Forest View Bakery [gone]
Geneo's Pizza [gone]
Grand Grill [gone]
Hansa Travel Bureau [gone]
Hollywood Cleaners [gone]
Hotel Chateau [gone]
Irving Hotel [gone]
Jack Robbins Clothes [gone]
Kentile Floors [gone]
Little Flower Shoppe [gone]
Los Dos Laredos Restaurant [gone]
Marquette Photo Supply [gone]
Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church [gone]
Mike's Floral Shop [gone]
Nicky's Drive-in [gone]
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer [vintage; gone]
P.F. Nikolich Real Estate [gone]
Prost Florist [gone]
Regal Supply Co. [gone]
Rosebud Farm Stand [gone]
Rosen's Morseview Pharmacy [gone]
Seville Motel [gone]
Spink's Men's Wear [gone]
Stresser Animal Hospital [gone]
Woodmac Lanes [gone]
Z Frank Chevrolet [gone]

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