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Indiana Signs (page 1)

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Toast Cafe
Anderson, IN		 Behren's
Paint Spot [gone]
Anderson, IN
The Toast Cafe sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

Behren's Paint Spot was closed and the building for sale when this photo was taken in 2002. The sign was removed in 2005.

More Anderson:
3 Pigs Restaurant & Lounge: 1, 2 [gone]
Anderson House of Reagin [map]
A&W Alibi Drive-in [vintage; gone]
Gwinn's Drug Store [gone]
Lemon Drop Drive-in

Sam
Newmark
Clothing
Attica, IN		 Masonic
Temple
Auburn, IN		 Masonic
Temple
Austin, IN
The Sam Newmark Clothing store operated from 1927-2005. This sign which is probably from the 1930s or 1940s remains. For more, see this website. [map]

This Masonic Temple features a stained glass sign which are very rare. [map]

This is the only Masonic Temple sign that I have seen which includes a reference to the organization's Order of Job's Daughters. For more, see this website. [map]

Aurora:
Neff's Shoes [gone]

Plaza Motel
Bedford, IN
The Plaza Motel sign appears to be from the 1950s. It was painted brighter colors around 2024. [map]

More Bedford:
Jenkins Motor Shop [gone]
Snow's Drive-in [gone]

Beverly Shores
Beverly Shores, IN
The 25-foot-wide Beverly Shores sign is displayed on the roof of the former train station which was built in 1929. The sign was installed by 1946. For more, see this website. [map]

Borden:
Brewer's General Store [gone]

Masonic Temple
Bremen, IN		 Woodie's Supermarket
Bremen, IN
This Masonic Temple sign might be from the 1960s or 1970s. [map]

Woodie's Supermarket opened at a different location in town in 1944. This location opened in 1955. These signs might be from the 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

Collins Tavern
Butler, IN		 Silver Dollar
Lounge [gone]
Cambridge City, IN		 Rihm's Drive-in Liquors
Cambridge City, IN
Collins Tavern is closed but this sign remains. It appears to be from the 1950s. [map]

The Silver Dollar Lounge sign was probably built in the 1950s or 1960s. This photo is from 2009. By 2013, the bar and sign were gone. The sign is now at the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati, OH. For more, see this website.

Rihm's Drive-in Liquors opened in the 1960s. This sign appears to be from then. By 2018, the sign had been adapted for Bob-O-Link Liquor. The neon elements and bottle are still there but the central plastic panel was replaced. By 2024, there was a new plastic panel for Indiana Wine & Spirits. For more, see this website. [map]

Charlestown:
Charlestown Motel [gone]

Flannery's Tavern
Chesterton, IN		 Pyramid
Village Motel
Clarksville, IN		 Kennedy's Mobile
Manor [gone]
Columbus, IN		 Art's Cleaners
Columbus, IN
Flannery's Tavern opened in 1910. This sign is probably from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [map]

The Pyramid Village Motel is now used for residential units. This sign is probably from the 1940s or 1950s. [map]

Kennedy's Mobile Manor was a trailer park. The sign appeared to be from the 1940s or 1950s. The disks on top might have been added later. This photo is from 2010. By 2014, the property had been redeveloped and the sign was gone.

Art's Cleaners has been here since at least the early 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

Columbia City:
IOOF [gone]

Burd's
Cleaners [gone]
Columbus, IN		 One Hour Cleaners
Marion, IN		 One Hour
Cleaners [gone]
Jeffersonville, IN
At one time, Burd's Cleaners had at least three locations in Columbus. This photo is from 2006. By 2014, the sign had been stripped of neon and repainted.

The One Hour Cleaners sign in Marion probably had an arrow panel originally like the Columbus and Jeffersonville signs. Apparently, these signs were mass-produced, most likely for stores that used the Martinizing non-flammable solvent cleaning system. Similar signs existed in Cookeville, TN and Greenfield, MA. [map]

The Jeffersonville One Hour Cleaners sign had a bulb-filled arrow rather than a neon one. This business moved in 2010 and the store was vacant when this photo was taken in 2010. At some point between 2012 and 2014, this building was demolished and the sign disappeared. For more, see this website.

More Columbus:
Columbus Bar [map]
Eastbrook Plaza

Kunkel's Drive-in
Connersville, IN
Kunkel's Drive-in opened in 1954 and still offers car hops and cruise nights. [map]

More Connersville:
Plaza Bowling Lanes

Hargan Fuel and Wash
Covington, IN
The signs on the canopy at Hargan Fuel and Wash are modern. They were installed sometime between 2019 and 2023. [map]

Standard Oil
Craigville, IN		 Lyons Music Co.
Crawfordsville, IN
This Standard Oil sign has been installed in front of Craigville Appliance since at least 2008. I don't know if there was a gas station at this location originally or the sign came from somewhere else. The sign would have had a backlit glass flame on top originally like this one that was in Troy, KS. [map]

The Lyons Music Co. sign appears to be from the 1950s. After the store closed, it was removed in 2015. The sign was restored and is now on display inside the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County. The other half is installed inside the Public Library. For more, see this website.

Elizabeth:
Bob Ryan Auto Sales [previously Louisville, KY]

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