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Montana Signs |
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Anaconda Signs:
Club Moderne [map] Copper Bowl [map] J.F.K. Bar [map] Augusta Signs:
Big Timber Signs:
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Sunset Bowl Billings, MT |
Stuart's House of Vacuums [gone] Billings, MT |
1145 Club Billings, MT |
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The Sunset Bowl sign is probably from the 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]
Stuart's House of Vacuums featured old vacuums mounted on poles. This photo is from 2006. The vacuums were still there in 2011 but gone by 2013. For more, see this website. The 1145 Club is a bar and liquor store. [map] |
Muzzle Loader Cafe & Lounge [gone] Billings, MT |
Parkway Motel Billings, MT |
A Few Books More Billings, MT |
Billings Livestock Commission [gone] Billings, MT |
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The Muzzle Loader Cafe & Lounge sign must have been recently restored when this photo was taken in 2006. However, by 2008 this sign was gone and replaced with a backlit plastic sign. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
The Parkway Motel cheese-hole sign appears to be from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [map] A Few Books More features this lightning bolt and some giant books above their store. I assume the lightning bolt was from a previous occupant (an appliance store perhaps?). Does anyone know anything about it? [map] The Billings Livestock Commission's sign is installed right next to I-90. This photo is from 2008. Sometime after 2015, the neon and the cow on top of the sign were removed. The letters are now backlit plastic. For more, see this website. [map] |
Oasis Bar [gone] Billings, MT |
Western Wheel Liquor [gone] Billings, MT |
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The Oasis Bar had opened by 1950. This sign is probably from the 1950s. It looked like it had been closed for a while when this photo was taken in 2006. It was still vacant in 2011. In 2017, the sign was sold to a private collector who plans to display it in his conference space at Henry's Garage. For more, see this website.
These photos of the Western Wheel Liquor sign are from 2006. In 2012, the bar was still open and the sign was still there. By 2015, the building was vacant and the upper sign was gone. It is now part of the private collection at Henry's Garage. The wheel and the letters below were gone by 2017. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
McCormick Cafe Billings, MT |
Town House Motel [gone] Billings, MT |
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The McCormick Cafe opened in 1998. Although the sign is new, it is still very classy. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]
The Town House Motel featured a wall sign and a freestanding pole sign. These photos are from 2006. By 2009, the signs were gone. The motel had been renamed the Bourbon Street Hotel Tower III. For more, see this website. |
Aldrich Lumber Co. Billings, MT |
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The Aldrich Lumber Co. was founded around 1920. This store opened in 1938. It relocated in 2011. The waving "JoeDoit" pole sign was moved to the new location. The sign was installed at the new place around 2015. It doesn't sound like the main sign's text panel or the smaller, pennant-carrying signs were saved. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map] |
Center Lanes & Lounge [gone] Billings, MT |
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The Center Lanes & Lounge opened in the 1940s and closed in 2007. These photos are from 2006. The signs were gone by 2011. For more, see these websites: 1, 2 and 3. |
More Billings Signs:
17 Bar & Club [vintage; gone] Al Bedoo Shrine [gone] Bair's Gas for Less [vintage; gone] Casey's Golden Pheasant Crystal Lounge Dude Rancher Lodge Fuller Hotel [gone?] Hotel Carlin [map] Lazy K-T Motel [gone] Monte Carlo Casino [map] Moose Lodge Peter Yegen Insurance [map] Rainbow Bar [map] Rex Hotel [map] Spur Bar [vintage; gone] Standard Bar [vintage; gone] Supersonic Car Wash [vintage; gone] Tap Inn |
Powder Horn Outfitters Bozeman, MT |
Lewis & Clark Motel Bozeman, MT |
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Powder Horn Outfitters opened here in 1946 and I believe the sign is from then. The store is now known as Schnee's Shoes and Boots. This photo is from 2008. The sign was restored and relit in 2012. It has been declared a local historic landmark. The neon rings behind the gun flash sequentially. For more, see this website. [map]
The Lewis & Clark Motel sign was built in 1975. It was designed and built by William J. Sebena, the owner of the motel. He had no sign experience but was assisted by a friend that did. Sebena was inspired by signs in Las Vegas. There are 2,300 incandescent bulbs on each side of the sign. Sebena's daughter now runs the motel and wants to keep the sign as original as possible. She does not plan to update it with LED. The bulbs are broken frequently during hailstorms. The readerboard in the center of the sign revolved originally. The sign's letters are outlined with neon and are lit sequentially. [map] |
Ranch House Motel Bozeman, MT |
Blue Sky Motel [gone] Bozeman, MT |
Fraternal Order of Eagles Bozeman, MT |
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The Ranch House Motel sign has a fun combination of shapes. The curved shape on the right was probably studded with chasing bulbs originally. [map]
The Blue Sky Motel sign and motel were demolished in 2013. This photo was taken in 2008. This Fraternal Order of Eagles sign is protected by wire mesh. I'm not sure if this is to protect it from the weather or vandals. [map] |
Lariat Motel Hardin, MT |
Russell Motel Laurel, MT |
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This Lariat Motel sign was built in 1959. It was located about a block away from the actual hotel. It was installed on the roof of a hardware store. The motel had another neon sign in the 1960s. That one was replaced with a plain box sign at some point. Around 2020, the rooftop sign was moved in front of the motel, replacing the box sign. [map]
The Russell Motel opened in 1948. For more, see this website. [map] |
More Hardin Signs:
Four Aces Bar & Lounge Harlowton Signs:
Havre Signs:
Helena Signs:
Hilger Signs:
Kalispell Signs:
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Lewistown Signs:
Libby Signs:
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Rainbow Motel [gone] Livingston, MT |
Martin's Cafe Livingston, MT |
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The Rainbow Motel sign was still there in 2008 when this photo was taken. It was gone by 2009. There was also another sign for this motel which is also gone.
Martin's Cafe was gone but the Northern Pacific Beanery kept this sign. These photos are from 2008. By 2011, the arms with the bulbs were removed. Around 2012, the sign was painted red and black. I assume that this sign originally revolved. [map] |
Coca-Cola Livingston, MT |
Murray Hotel Livingston, MT |
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This Coca-Cola sign has been adapted by Sheila K. Hrasky Fine Art. [map]
The Murray Hotel opened in 1904. These signs appear to be from the 1940s or 1950s. For more, see this website. [map] |
Ho-Hum Motel West Yellowstone, MT |
Timberline Cafe West Yellowstone, MT |
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This Ho-Hum Motel sign might have been installed by the road originally where a plastic sign is now. [map]
The Timberline Cafe has been here since the early 1900s. This sign is probably from the 1950s or later. [map] |
More West Yellowstone Signs:
Al's Westward Ho Motel [map] Big Sky Anglers Trout Shop Dude Motel [map] Round Up Motel [map] Westwood Motel Whitefish Signs:
Whitehall Signs:
White Sulphur Springs Signs:
Wibaux Signs:
Wolf Creek Signs:
Wolf Point Signs:
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