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| Missouri Signs (page 4) |
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| Hartley Heart Lee's Summit, MO |
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| The Hartley Heart came from the Hartley Furniture store. The store opened in 1953 and closed around 2006. This part of the sign was saved, restored and installed in 2018 at its current location. [map] |
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Lexington:
B.P.O.E. Red Goose Shoes [gone] |
| Linn Motel [gone] Linn, MO |
Travelier Motel [gone] Macon, MO |
Masonic Temple Marceline, MO |
Southpaws Veterinary Clinic Maryville, MO |
Kay's Floral Affair & Gardens Monett, MO |
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The Linn Motel sign is probably from the 1950s. The sign was removed in 2019 and is now in a private collection. For more, see this website.
The Travelier Motel was built around 1950. This sign was probably from then. This photo is from 2010. By 2014, the sign had been replaced with a plastic box sign. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. This Masonic Temple sign has painted glass panels. The building is from 1923 but this sign must be from much later. [map] This Southpaws Veterinary Clinic sign has obviously been adapted from a previous business. I assume it originally advertised for a mobile home dealership or something similar. This photo is from 2010. By 2018, the sign was still there but the windows and doors were shingled over and the house was painted green. [map] The Kay's Floral Affair & Gardens sign is probably from the 1950s. [map] |
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Maplewood:
Paramount Jewelers [map] |
| directional sign Neosho, MO |
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| This directional sign was built by the Missouri Neon Co. by the late 1950s. It was restored in 2019. The sign points to the downtown business district. [map] |
| Ramsey's Nevada Motel [gone] Nevada, MO |
Thorpe's Radio & Television Nevada, MO |
Rinehart Jewelry Nevada, MO |
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Ramsey's Nevada Motel opened in 1960. This photo is from 2010. By 2012, this sign had been replaced with a plastic sign for the Nevada Inn.
Thorpe's Appliances opened in 1945. This sign might be from then. The store closed in 2003. Several businesses operated in the space but the sign remained until around 2016. In 2020, Thorpe's returned to the space. A projecting panel reading "Maytag" was added to the middle of the sign and it was reinstalled. [map] Rinehart Jewelry opened in 1952 and is still in business. The store moved to this location in 1954. [map] |
| A&N Hardware North Kansas City, MO |
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| A&N Hardware opened in 1942. This sign might be from then or the 1950s. It closed in 2023 but this sign was still there in 2024. [map] |
| Golden Door Motel [gone] Osage Beach, MO |
Lee Mace's Ozark Opry Osage Beach, MO |
Beacon Motel Pacific, MO |
Relax Motel Poplar Bluff, MO |
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The Golden Door Motel opened in 1965. The door spun in its frame. The motel was demolished in 2017. The sign was still there in 2019 but gone by 2023. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.
Lee Mace's Ozark Opry opened in 1953 and featured variety shows. This sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. The business closed in 2005 and the building began housing a Sears store in 2014. At that point, the original, corrugated plastic panel reading "Ozark Opry" was replaced with a flat plastic panel for Sears. Since 2023, the building has housed a Harbor Freight store and the middle text panel was changed again. For more, see this website. [map] The Beacon Motel was built in 1946 as the Beacon Court. It closed in the early 1980s. In 2006, this sign was saved, restored and installed at a car wash. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] The Relax Motel sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. By 2023, the neon was replaced with backlit plastic letters. [map] |
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More Poplar Bluff:
Godwin's 303 Package & Sporting Goods Store |
| Smith Bros. Hardware [gone] Raytown, MO |
Raytown Car Wash Raytown, MO |
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Smith Bros. Hardware had been here since the 1930s. In 2018, the store closed and the sign was removed. It is now in a private collection. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
The Raytown Car Wash sign is probably from the 1960s. [map] |
| Clark's Appliances Raytown, MO |
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| Clark's Appliances opened in 1957 and this sign is from then. In 2016, there was a major fire. The store reopened and the sign was restored in 2017, repainting it the original red. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Fox's Drugs Raytown, MO |
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| Fox's Drugs opened at this location in 1939. These signs are probably from the 1950s. [map] |
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More Raytown:
Fun House Pizza Rolla:
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