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Indiana Signs (page 5)

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Miner-Dunn
Hamburgers
Highland, IN		 Hoosier Highlander
Highland, IN
Miner-Dunn Hamburgers opened in 1932 in Hammond, IN. This location had opened by 1963 and this sign is probably from around then. There were other locations operating in the 1960s in Chicago, Calumet Park, IL, and Gary, IN. For more, see this website. [map]

Hoosier Highlander opened in 1946 and this sign may be from then. The store's focus is on custom framing now. [map]

Hobart:
Cressmoor Lanes
Lake County Divers Supply

Nick's Kitchen
Huntington, IN		 Sheryl Manor Motel
Huntington, IN
Nick's Kitchen opened in 1908. This sign was built in 2009 as a replica of their sign from 1947. There had been a plastic sign here for many years. This new sign is lit at night. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The Sheryl Manor Motel sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

More Huntington:
Dairy Queen

Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jasper, IN		 Gold's Coin Shop
Jeffersonville, IN
This Veterans of Foreign Wars sign is probably from the 1950s. Around 2019, they moved to a new location and brought along this sign. [map]

Gold's Coin Shop had opened by 1946 as the Gold's Pawn Shop and Jewelry Store. This sign may be from them. By 2012, the text in the middle of the panels had been changed to "Coin Shop." Around 2014, the three balls on the sign which represented a pawn shop were replaced with a coin. For more, see this website. [map]

Wayfare Motel
Jeffersonville, IN		 Holiday Motel
Jeffersonville, IN		 Jerry's Family
Restaurant [gone]
Jeffersonville, IN
The Wayfare Motel opened in 1958 and this sign appears to be from then. The sign was repainted in 2010 just before this photo was taken. Some of the text on the lower part of the sign was painted over. The sign was repainted again around 2019. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The Holiday Motel name and the sign's font style must have been inspired by the classic Holiday Inn sign. For more, see this website. [map]

This Jerry's Family Restaurant was built in 1963. I believe this was part of the Jerry's Restaurant chain which had many locations in Kentucky and the South. I don't think any other plastic signs like this one still exist. Just about all the neon signs on the remaining Jerry's restaurant have been replaced with plastic box signs. However, after a fire in 2013, the restaurant was demolished. The sign was gone by 2015. For more, see this website.

More Jeffersonville:
Alben Motel [gone]
Colgate Clock
Gateway Plaza

Filling
Station Diner
Kentland, IN		 Grindstone Charley's
Kokomo, IN
This Filling Station Diner has been closed since at least 2015 but this sign remains. It is probably from the 1950s. I don't know if there was another business here then. [map]

Grindstone Charley's bar and grill has these two mass-produced neon beer signs inside.

Hi-Mark
Restaurant
& Lounge
Kokomo, IN		 Forest Lodge
Kokomo, IN		 Victory Cycle Co. [gone]
Kokomo, IN
The Hi-Mark Restaurant & Lounge had opened by 1961 and this sign was probably built around then. It was replaced with a replica in 2007. The original was probably from the 1960s. The panel with the "Hi-Mark" name on it revolves. For more, see this website. [map]

The Forest Lodge was known as the Forest Lodge Trailer Park in the 1950s and this sign with embossed panels is probably from then. It is now known as the Forest Lodge Mobile Home Park. [map]

The Victory Cycle Co. was established in 1942. The sign was built in 1952. The store moved soon after this photo was taken in 2009. The sign was sold to a private collector. For more, see this website.

More Kokomo:
Lee's Watch & Jewelry [gone]
YMCA [gone]

Bob Rohrman Auto Sales
Lafayette, IN		 bulb sign
Lafayette, IN
Bob Rohrman Auto Sales was established in 1963 when Bob Rohrman opened his first used car lot. This sign was not installed there then but was probably built shortly after that. Around 2022, the company moved and this sign was restored and installed at the new location. [map]

This bulb sign has been installed at this location which has been used for a used car lot since at least 2007. I don't know if there was another business there originally. These signs were produced by Patco Lighting & Engineering Corp. in the 1960s. I only know of two others that have survived. They are in Paragould, AR and Brigham City, UT. [map]

restaurant sign
Lafayette, IN
2010: 2025:
This restaurant sign appeared to be from the 1950s or 1960s. There were many restaurants at this address over the years including the Open Kitchen Drive-in, Chuck's Motel Grill, Ruth's Drive-in, Charlie's Drive-in, the Rainbow Restaurant, and Miller's Restaurant. I don't know which one this sign might have been built for or how many times it was adapted. Pappy's Restaurant was located here in around 2001. That may have been the last restaurant on this property. By 2017, the sign had been repurposed for a used car lot. [map]

O'Rear's Pastry Shop
Lafayette, IN

2009:
2025:
O'Rear's Pastry Shop was established in the 1920s. In 1957, the shop moved from its original location to this one. This sign is probably from then. By 2017, LED plastic tubing had been installed on top of the neon. For more, see this website. [map]

More Lafayette:
Original Frozen Custard

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