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Indiana Signs (page 1)

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Toast Cafe
Anderson, IN
2010: 2025:
The Toast Cafe occupies a former Valentine diner. It opened in 1954 and this sign was part of the building then. The restaurant was later expanded to the left and rear. Around 2018, the sign's neon was removed and replaced with LED tubing. At some point, a rocky facade was added to the building. This was removed around 2024 and the building looks more like it did originally. For more, see this website. [map]

Anderson
House of Reagin
Anderson, IN		 Nesquik
Anderson, IN		 Behren's
Paint Spot [gone]
Anderson, IN
The Anderson House of Reagin store sold drapes, wallpaper, shades, and blinds. In 1949, Marina Reagin bought the Pouch Draper Co. and named it the Anderson House of Stone. This sign was likely installed then. The store was affiliated with the House of Stone in Marion, IN which opened in 1939. In 1959, the Anderson store became the House of Reagin and the bottom panel was probably adapted or replaced then. The store is closed but this sign remains. [map]

This 50-foot-tall Nesquik bunny sign was installed in 2008 next to I-69 at the Nestle USA plant. In 2016, the sign became solar-powered. The bunny character known as "Quicky" was developed in 1960. [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]
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
2009: 2025:
The Plaza Motel was built in 1956 and this sign appears to be from then. The sign was originally painted red. It was brown and gold by 2009. Peeling paint revealed that the panels were painted blue at some point. It was repainted again around 2024 and most of the neon tubing was removed then. [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]

Big Red Liquors
Bloomington, IN
There are about 68 Big Red Liquors locations in Indiana but I believe this is the only location with a vintage sign. The first store opened in Bloomington in 1972. This was the third location and this sign might be from the 1970s or it may have been used by another liquor store originally. [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
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
Cambridge City, IN
2009: 2025:
Rihm's Drive-in Liquors opened in the 1960 and this sign appears to be from then. By 2018, the sign's plastic panel was adapted for Bob-O-Link Liquor. By 2024, there was a new panel for Indiana Wine & Spirits. For more, see this website. [map]

Charlestown:
Charlestown Motel [gone]

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

Reeder's Cleaners was established in Jeffersonville in 1913. The business moved to Clarksville in 1957 and this sign appears to be from then. There was another location in Jeffersonville which is gone now. [map]

The Pyramid Village Motel sign was probably from the 1940s or 1950s. It was gone by 2025.

Columbia City:
IOOF [gone]

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