Speier Hardware opened in 1944. This sign is probably from the 1950s. The store closed around 2015. Although the space below houses another business, the sign remains. [map]

The Silver Dollar bar opened in 2011. This modern sign was created by Todd Sanders of Roadhouse Relics in Austin, TX. The bar closed in 2025. [map]

The Hotel Marty opened in 2024 with office space, apartments, and a coffee shop. I don't know where this sign was installed originally. It might be from the 1930s. I don't know if it was installed in Louisville or even Kentucky but it was up for sale at a Louisville antiques store in 2008. [map]

Oscar's Hardware store was preceded by many other hardware businesses. In the 1930s, it housed Boyd & Stein. It housed McKechnie Hardware after that. In 1944, it became C.R. Chism Hardware. In 1954, it became Frankfort Ave. Hardware. This sign is probably from the 1950s. The "Oscar's" panel is probably covering up the "Frankfort Ave." sign. [map]

This Teamsters Union Hall sign was built in 1958 and installed and its previous location downtown. When the new hall was built, it was installed at the back entrance. The sign was restored in 2020. The neon is protected by a wire cage. [map]

Gerstle's Place was established in 1924. This sign is probably from the 1950s or earlier. [map]

This Baker Boy Donuts sign was uncovered during development in 2012 and has been preserved. The painted wood sign may be from the 1950s. There was a Baker Boy Doughnuts by the late 1950s about a block away. This sign was probably moved at some point. [map]

Modern Living Furniture featured a rooftop sign and another one above their office entrance. These photos are from 2010. By 2014, both signs were gone. For more, see this website.

The Pet's Palace pet shop opened in 1959 when the Bon Air Manor Shopping Center was built. By 2011, the store had relocated and this sign was gone. The new location has a plastic box sign. The vintage sign was briefly at an antiques store in Edinburgh, IN before it was sold.

The Bridges Smith & Co. painting supplies company was established in 1875. In 2010, the company announced that it was moving. This sign was sold to a private collector. For more, see this website.

These photos of the Smith's Furniture signs are from 2007. Later that year, the pole sign was replaced with a plastic box sign. By 2011, the store had closed but the neon owl and lettering on the building were still there. Those signs were gone by 2012.