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Cincinnati Signs

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Klein Motor Co.
Cincinnati, OH		 Al's Bar
Cincinnati, OH
2009: 2025: 2012: 2025:
The Klein Motor Co. moved to this location around 1956 and this sign is probably from then. The business is now known as Klein on Vine which was an advertising slogan used by the previous business. The neon and bulbs were removed from the sign around 2005. For more, see this website. [map]

Al's Bar opened in 1953 and this sign is probably from then. The neon had been missing for many years. It was reinstalled around 2019. The sign was repainted around 2024. The third photo shows what appears to be a modern version of the sign behind the building. For more, see this website. [map]

Diamonds
Cincinnati, OH		 Bay Horse Cafe
Cincinnati, OH		 Million's Cafe
Cincinnati, OH		 Golden Fleece Lounge
Cincinnati, OH
I believe this Diamonds sign was installed for the E. Wagner & Son jewelry store which is long gone. The sign appears to be from the 1950s. However, the sign was not there in the 1960s so it might have come from somewhere else and been installed here after that. For more, see this website. [map]

The Bay Horse Cafe opened in 1879 as the Bay Horse Exchange bar. It became the Bay Horse Cafe by the 1930s and then moved to this location in 1962. The sign is believed to be from the 1930s or 1940s. The business closed 2005 and the sign was removed around 2012. It was restored and reinstalled around 2017. The horse's legs are animated. The bar closed in 2022 but reopened in 2024. For more, see this website. [map]

Million's Cafe opened in 1937 and this sign might be from then. [map]

The Golden Fleece Lounge is owned and operated by Price Hill Chili next door which opened in 1962. This sign might be from the 1950s with an adapted top panel. [map]

Scotti's Italian Restaurant
Cincinnati, OH		 Cincinnati
Color Company
Cincinnati, OH		 Cincinnati
Color Company
Cincinnati, OH
Scotti's Italian Restaurant was established in 1912. This sign is probably from the late 1940s or 1950s. For more, see this website. [map]

The Cincinnati Color Company was established in 1929. The first sign shown above is probably from the 1950s. By 2007, that store was closed and the sign's neon was gone. [map]

The second Cincinnati Color Company sign appears to be modern, built in the style of the earlier sign. That store is still operating. [map]

Bob
Shropshire Sons
Cincinnati, OH		 Western & Southern Life Insurance Company
Cincinnati, OH
The Bob Shropshire Sons sign is probably from the 1960s. The business is still operating. [map]

This rooftop Western & Southern Life Insurance Company revolving sign was installed in mid-1950s. It no longer spins and the time/temperature panel no longer works. For more, see this website. [map]

Jack's Used Auto Parts
Cincinnati, OH		 Tower Furniture
Cincinnati, OH
2012: 2025: 2012: 2025:
The Jack's Used Auto Parts sign originally advertised for the Route 52 Flying Saucer Drive-in which had been built by the late 1950s. The property is now used by a car junkyard. The hamburger piece on the sign was painted over around 2020. [map]

Tower Furniture was at this location by 1940 and is long gone. This sign is probably from the 1950s. The bottom part of the sign had been painted over since at least 2007. In 2017, the sign was removed and restored by the American Sign Museum's Neonworks shop. The building was renovated and the sign was reinstalled in 2018. For more, see this website. [map]

A-1 Dry Cleaners [gone]
Cincinnati, OH		 Merry Weather Leather [gone]
Cincinnati, OH
The A-1 Dry Cleaners rooftop sign appears to be from the 1950s. The neon has been removed. The sign was gone by 2019.

The Merry Weather Leather sign was purchased at an antiques show. The sign was just the two panels at that point with no neon. The "can" was added between them and the wording changed. The sign is protected behind plastic and lit at night. By 2014, the business and sign were gone. For more, see this website.

Terry's Turf Club [gone]
Cincinnati, OH
Terry's Turf Club displayed hundreds of signs from the collection of Terry Carter. Carter began collecting signs in the 1970s. Many of the signs were displayed in his previous restaurant, Neon's, which operated from 1988-2003. Among the signs on display in front of this more recent restaurant were eight mechanical signs. These waving signs included three chefs, two bellhops, a service station attendant, a Dutch Girl, and an Apple Annie. In 2018, it was announced that the place was closing and that the signs would be sold. In 2019, the place was sold and is now known as the Turf Club. The exterior signs were sold and removed. Most or all of the interior signs are still there. [map]

More Cincinnati:
Adrien Pharmacy
Barr's Loans [gone]
Chief Pontiac
Hathaway Stamp Company [gone]
House of Adam
Karl Mouch Jewelers [gone]
Western Bowl
Taste of Belgium
Trotta's Pizza
Young & Bertke Air Systems Co. [gone]

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