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Tennessee Signs (page 3)

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Clinchfield Drug Co.
Erwin, TN
The Clinchfield Drug Co. was established in 1938 and is still operating. This sign is probably from the 1940s or 1950s. [map]

Holiday Terrace Motel
Etowah, TN
The Holiday Terrace Motel was built in 1957 and there were other signs there originally. These signs are probably from the 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

Franklin:
Gray's Drugs

Wooten Drug Co.
Gainesboro, TN
The Wooten Drug Co. was established in 1883. I don't know if that was at this location or somewhere else in town. Later, this building housed Gainesboro Drugs for many years until the store closed in 2023. The building is now vacant and the original Wooten facade sign has been uncovered. I assume that this "DRUGS" sign was installed for Wooten, likely in the 1940s or 1950s. [map]

Gallatin:
Blue's Jewelry [gone]
Swaney-Swift Drugs

31-W Liquor Store
Goodlettsville, TN		 First National Bank
Greeneville, TN
The 31-W Liquor Store sign appears to be from the 1950s. [map]

This single-sided First National Bank bulb flag sign was built by the Post Sign Co. in the late 1920s. It was restored in 2013. The flag is 14 feet wide. [map]

Mid-Town
Motel [gone]
Harriman, TN		 Loretta Lynn's Kitchen
Hurricane Mills, TN
This photo of the Mid-Town Motel sign is from 2005. By 2007, the sign was gone.

This neon sign at Loretta Lynn's Kitchen is installed above the restaurant's plastic box sign. Does anyone know when this place opened? [map]

More Harriman:
Fire Hall

Catfish Cabin
Jackson, TN		 Kelly Foods [gone]
Jackson, TN
This Catfish Cabin restaurant was built in 1980 and this sign must have been installed then. Ezell's Fish Camp in Lavaca, AL opened in 1937. Its founder began expansion with the first Catfish Cabin in Memphis, TN in 1971. The chain grew to around 35 locations in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas. The few surviving locations operate independently now. The Memphis, TN location has closed but the neon sign is still there. The Athens, AL location is still open and has this neon sign. [map]

Kelly Foods was established in 1938. The company produced sausages and other meat products. It went bankrupt in 2003. This sign originally had neon. These photos are from 2010. The building appeared to still be vacant in 2013. The sign disappeared sometime between then and 2016.

West Main Motors
Jackson, TN		 Hub City Blueprint
Jackson, TN
2007: 2010: 2010: 2026:
The West Main Motors neon sign was animated with the hat moving up and down. The sign was replaced around 2009 with this billboard type sign. The arrow feature below the sign is still there but is now painted yellow. For more, see this website.

Hub City Blueprint was established in 1973 and this sign is probably from then. It has been repainted several times. [map]

Westside Cleaners
Jackson, TN		 Jordan Motel
Jamestown, TN
Westside Cleaners was established in 1947. This sign appears to be from the 1950s. By 2015, the store had closed. The owner was hoping to restore the sign and move it to the company's downtown location. However, that never happened and this sign remains hanging on the vacant building. [map]

The Jordan Motel was built in 1953 and this sign appears to be from then. The bottom panel originally read "Restaurant." [map]

More Jackson:
Magic Wheels Skating Center

Leeper Hardware
Jefferson City, TN
2007: 2026:
Leeper Hardware was established in 1949. This sign is probably from the 1960s. It was painted red by 2025. [map]

Shamrock Beverage & Tobacco Shop
Johnson City, TN		 Quik &
Grady Cleaners
Johnson City, TN		 Pepsi [gone]
Johnson City, TN
The Shamrock Beverage & Tobacco Shop opened in 1929. This sign might be from the 1930s. [map]

Quik & Grady Cleaners opened in 1962 and this sign appears to be from then. [map]

This Pepsi billboard was located next to I-26. It had been there since at 1981. It was removed in 2019.

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