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Indiana Signs (page 2)

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Kennedy's Mobile
Manor [gone]
Columbus, IN		 Art's Cleaners
Columbus, IN		 Columbus Bar
Columbus, IN		 Max's Jewelry
Columbus, IN
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 was established in 1946. This store had opened by 1956. These signs may be from around then. For more, see this website. [map]

The Columbus Bar opened in 1939. This sign is probably from the 1940s or 1950s. [map]

Max's Jewelry opened 1972 and is closing in 2026. This sign was likely adapted from the store's previous occupant, the Parker Drug Store which had been there for many decades. [map]

Burd's Cleaners
Columbus, IN
2006: 2025:

One Hour Cleaning
Marion, IN		 One Hour
Cleaning [gone]
Jeffersonville, IN
These One Hour Cleaning 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.

At one time, Burd's Cleaners had at least three locations in Columbus. All of them have closed. By 2014, the sign's neon was removed and the panels were repainted. It no longer has the One Hour Cleaning number or text. In 2025, the building was being remodeled for office space. [map]

The One Hour Cleaning sign in Marion probably had an arrow panel originally like the Columbus and Jeffersonville signs. [map]

The Jeffersonville One Hour Cleaning 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:
Eastbrook Plaza

Connersville:
Plaza Bowling Lanes

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] [gone]

Diplomat Motel
Elkhart, IN		 Shady Brook Motel
Elkhart, IN		 Traveler's Inn [gone]
Elkhart, IN		 Big & Tall Outlet
Elkhart, IN

The Diplomat Motel had opened by 1966. This sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The Shady Brook Motel had opened by 1955 and this sign is probably from then. It originally had neon. By 2017, the neon was gone and the sign had been repainted to read "Shady Brook Properties LLC." For more, see this website. [map]

The Traveler's Inn had been here since at least 1962. The man on the sign was outlined with neon originally. This photo is from 2010. The sign was still there in 2013 but gone by 2015. It is now in a private collection in Minot, ND.

The Big & Tall Outlet opened in 1971 and this sign is probably from then. [map]

More Elkhart:
Penguin Point
Rainbo Lanes
Tops Home Center [gone]

Wolf's Motor Court [gone]
Elwood, IN
The Wolf's Motor Court sign was probably from the 1950s. It was probably inspired by the Holiday Inn Great Sign. This photo is from 2010. Around 2018, the sign was removed.

More Elwood:
Mr. Happy Burger

First
Federal Savings
Evansville, IN		 Hornet's Nest Steakhouse
Evansville, IN		 Best Choice Auto
Evansville, IN		 Ye Olde Tyme
Tavern [gone]
Evansville, IN
This First Federal Savings Bank was built in 1904 and is still operating. The sign is probably from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [map]

The Hornet's Nest Steakhouse was preceded by the Nine-Mile Road House in the 1910s and 1920s. The Hornet's Nest opened around 1930. In 1946, it was converted from a tavern into a restaurant. These signs may be from then. [map]

This Best Choice Auto sign originally advertised for Schmidt's Motel. The motel was built in 1954 and this sign may be from then. It has the same design as the Faubus Motel in Huntsville, AR. I don't know if these motels were affiliated with a chain and if there were other signs like this. The used car dealer has moved but this sign remains with its tacked-on banner. [map]

The Ye Olde Tyme Tavern sign was still there in 2010 when this photo was taken. By 2015, it was gone.

Bunny Bread
Evansville, IN
TheseBunny Bread signs were restored and moved to the Lewis Bakery in 2021. The bakery produces Bunny Bread, Sunbeam, Butternut, and other brands. These signs had previously been displayed at a discount bakery in town. The only other surviving neon Bunny Bread signs that I know of are the ones in Marquette, MI and a private museum in Urbana, OH. For more, see this website. [map]

Pet Food Center West
Evansville, IN
These neon animal signs have been at the Pet Food Center West since at least 2007. I believe this store opened around 1990 and these signs might be from then. The business was sold in 2025 to the Feeders Pet Supply chain. [map]

Gerst Haus
Evansville, IN
The Gerst Haus restaurant and bar opened in 1999. These signs might be from the 1940s or 1950s. [map]

Evans Motors
Evansville, IN
2010: 2025:
The Evans Motors used car dealership was established in 1978. This sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s and probably advertised for another business previously. By 2015, the sign had been repainted black and white. [map]

Wilson's General Store & Cafe
Evansville, IN
Wilson's General Store & Cafe opened in 1995 in New Harmony, IN. The restaurant was demolished in a fire in 2006. About 70 percent of Tim Wilson's collection was lost in the fire. This location was built in 2007. The business closed in 2019 but these signs remain. [map]

The bellhop sigh was produced by the National Animated Sign Co. of Hot Springs, AR. The tag identifies this as "America's Sign of Hospitality". Originally, the bellhop's hand was lit with a bulb and the arm moved up and down. These mechanical signs were sold nationwide.

The Marathon gas station sign is very old and uses marbles which reflect off car headlights at night.

This Fountain Lunch sign was mass-produced by Coca-Cola. There are many examples still on display around the country including this one in New Orleans, LA.

The White House Cafe sign came from Vienna, IL.

The Rebel Truck Stop sign came from Mt. Pleasant, TN.

I believe the Drugs sign on the trailer came from Du Quoin, IL.

This Kentucky Fried Chicken weathervane sign is extremely rare. For more, see this page.

More Evansville:
Big Top Drive-in
Gehlhausen Paint Company
Nick Nackery
Ski Soda [gone]

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