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| Kentucky Signs (page 2) |
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| Burger Shake Lexington, KY |
Lexington Motor Inn Lexington, KY |
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Burger Shake opened in 1957 and this rooftop sign is from then. The price on the sign was originally lit with neon and read 19 cents. This photo is from 2010. In 2011, the price of a hamburger rose to 99 cents and the sign's letters were updated. That panel is now blank. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]
The Lexington Motor Inn sign is probably from the 1960s. The horse portrait and the text panels have probably always been plastic with no neon. Lexington is home to the Kentucky Horse Park and claims to be the Horse Capital of the World. This photo is from 2010. The text panels have now been replaced with new ones for the Peddlers Mall. [map] |
| Happy the Glass Man [gone] Lexington, KY |
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| Happy the Glass Man was established in 1914. This sign was probably from the 1950s. By 2022, the sign was gone. For more, see this website. |
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More Lexington:
Boot's Bar [gone] Catalina Motel Dutch Mill [gone; in storage] J.W. Davis Builder & Real Estate Motorola Radio [gone] New Circle Blue Grass Restaurant [gone] Parkette Drive In Skuller's Jewelry [map] former Southland Bowling Alley Sparks-Terrell Hardware [gone] Madisonville:
Marion:
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| Mayfield Electric & Water Systems [gone] Mayfield, KY |
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| Mayfield Electric & Water Systems still provides power supplied by the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority). This sign was installed in 1955. It stopped working in the 1960s. In 2010, just a few months after these photos were taken, this sign was restored with LED bulbs. In 2021, the building, sign, and much of the city was destroyed by a tornado. |
| J.C. Everett Co. Maysville, KY |
Sherwin-Williams Paints [gone] Maysville, KY |
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J.C. Everett Co. is now known as Everett's Ace Hardware. They have been here since 1896. [map]
The Sherwin-Williams Paints sign remained for years although there was no paint store there below. This sign was probably mass-produced but this was the only one that I know of to still exist. The sign was still there in 2014 but gone by 2018. |
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More Maysville:
EAT Gallery [map] Washington Opera House [map] Murray:
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| Nie's Shoe Repair Newport, KY |
Brass Ass Lounge Newport, KY |
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The Nie's Shoe Repair store had closed by 2018 when the building was purchased and restored. The sign was removed in 2023 and also restored. [map]
The Brass Ass Lounge opened around 1976. This sign may have been built in the late 1940s for the Stark Club. A number of clubs operated at this address after that including the Silver Sipper, the Bongo Club, the Stardust Club, the Frolic Club, and the Galaxie Club. The neon and bulb star on the building was added for the Stardust Club which was there from 1956-1961. [map] |
| Charlie's Steak House [gone] Oak Grove, KY |
Raines Shoe Hospital [gone] Owensboro, KY |
International Order of Odd Fellows Owensboro, KY |
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Charlie's Steak House had been here since at least the 1960s. The rooftop sign was repainted just before this photo was taken in 2010. In 2011, the place was destroyed by a fire. By 2013, the building and sign were gone. For more, see this website.
I believe the Raines Shoe Hospital had been here since 1946. The store closed in 2016. By 2019, the sign was gone. The International Order of Odd Fellows sign is probably from the 1940s or 1950s. [map] |
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More Owensboro:
Mills Drug Store [gone] |
| Owen Cleaners [gone] Paducah, KY |
Paducah Beauty School [gone] Paducah, KY |
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Owen Cleaners was founded in 1920 and grew to around six locations in town. This location closed around 2019 and the sign has been removed. This sign was probably from the 1960s.
The Paducah Beauty School sign appears to be from the 1940s or 1950s. The store closed in 2020. The sign was gone by 2022. For more, see this website. |
| Crowell Pools & Spa Paducah, KY |
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| The Crowell Pools & Spa sign was built around 2006 when this business moved to this location. [map] |
| Kirchoff's Bakery Paducah, KY |
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| Kirchoff's Bakery was established in 1873 and closed in 1957. It reopened in 1997 as Kirchhoff's Bakery and Deli. These stainless steel letters are probably from the 1940s. They were probably outlined with neon originally. [map] |
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Paris:
Jerry's Restaurant [map] Pikeville:
Prestonsburg:
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| Gateway Villa Motel [gone] Radcliff, KY |
Shelby Motel [gone] Shelbyville, KY |
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The Gateway Villa Motel sign is probably from the 1950s. It was removed in 2022 and is now in a private collection. For more, see this website.
This photo of the Shelby Motel sign is from 2007. The motel was demolished later that year. The sign disappeared in 2008. For more, see this website. |
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Richmond:
Glyndon Hotel Grigg's Motel More Shelbyville:
Somerset:
Stanford:
Williamsburg:
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