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| Texas Signs (page 11) |
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| Reliable Cleaners Orange, TX |
L&L Shoe Store Palestine, TX |
Tex-Ann Motel Palestine, TX |
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The Reliable Cleaners sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. From 2012-2013, the neon was removed and the sign was repainted. This photo is from 2018. For more, see this website. [map]
The L&L Shoe Store sign was adapted in the 1950s. The letters underneath the L&L panel read "PAL" for the Pal Theatre. For more, see this website. [map] The Tex-Ann Motel sign is probably from the 1950s. By 2023, this was a Rodeway Inn and the round panel had been painted white. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Palestine:
City Shoe Shop Johnnie Herrington Insurance |
| Palo Pinto Cafe [gone] Palo Pinto, TX |
Sisters Spudnuts Pampa, TX |
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The Palo Pinto Cafe was still in business when this photo was taken in 2011. The neon on this sign, including the freestanding tree, appeared to be intact. By 2012, the cafe had closed and the sign was gone. The sign was last seen, only briefly, in 2018 in an antiques store in Weatherford, TX.
The Sisters Spudnuts donut shop has been closed since the late 1970s but this sign remains and the space below is still vacant. This "S" sign previously advertised for Service Liquor in the late 1950s. The partially covered up middle panel originally read "LIQUOR." It read "ERVICE" above that to the right of the "S". [map] |
| W.M. House Jewelry [gone] Paris, TX |
Tropic Restaurant [gone] Paris, TX |
E-Z 1 Food Store Pasadena, TX |
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The W.M. House Jewelry sign appeared to be from the 1950s. This photo is from 2011. By 2013, the sign was gone.
The Tropic Restaurant might have opened in the 1950s. This sign looks like it was built later than that. There were different businesses in the space below for years. The sign was gone by 2022. For more, see this website. This E-Z 1 Food Store was apparently part of a Houston-area chain. There is another sign like this in a different location in Pasadena, TX. A couple of other locations are still in operation but no longer have these signs. The design must have been inspired by 7-Eleven signs. They were probably built in the 1970s. [map] |
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More Paris:
Paris Lanes Perryton:
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| Stovall Radiator Service [gone] Plainview, TX |
Airport Motel [gone] Plainview, TX |
Keyhole Club [gone] Port Arthur, TX |
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The Stovall Radiator Service sign was probably from the 1950s. From the faded paint, it appeared that the business had another name before this. This photo is from 2012. It was stil there in 2013 but, by 2018, the sign was gone.
The Airport Motel sign was probably built in the 1950s. The neon had been missing since at least the 1970s. The propeller might have been animated. This photo is from 2012. The sign was still there in 2013. By 2018, the sign had been removed and is now displayed at the Jack Sisemore Traveland RV Museum in Amarillo, TX. The Keyhole Klub was long gone but this sign was still there when this photo was taken in 2011. The sign was gone by 2013. |
| Towner Motel Quitman, TX |
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| The Towner Motel is still open. This sign is probably from the 1950s or early 1960s. The black zigzag at the bottom of the sign mimics the motel's roofline. [map] |
| Gulf Burgers Ranger, TX |
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| The Gulf Burgers building originally housed the Lone Star Chicken Inn which was built in the 1930s. The restaurant had Gulf gas pumps in front and adjacent motel rooms. In 2025, the building was restored with its gables rebuilt and the roof extended to create a patio area for Gulf Burgers. A different style Coca-Cola sign was installed on the roof along with Gulf neon letters and a pole sign. The cafe pole sign was also added. The faded "Motel Vacancy" sign was still standing on the property next to the adjacent cabins. The sign was restored to read "Hotel Vacancy." The "Ranger Hill" sign was restored and reinstalled across the road at the same owner's Lone Ranger RV Park & Lodge. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map] |
| Shoemaker Shoe Service Richardson, TX |
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| The Shoemaker Shoe Service sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. The rooftop sign advertises for the shoe repair and two other businesses in the small shopping center. It must have revolved originally. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Richardson:
Pizza Villa [gone] |
| Larry's Mexican Restaurant Richmond, TX |
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| Larry's Mexican Restaurant opened in 1960. The owner was inspired by his friend's Felix Mexican Restaurant in Houston and worked with him to open this place. There was an identical sign at Felix's. [map] |
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