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Utah Signs (page 2)

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Hillcrest Hotel and Apartments
Helper, UT
Dalpiaz Hotel
Helper, UT
Helper City
Studio Apartments
Helper, UT
The Hillcrest Hotel and Apartments sign might be from the 1930s. The sign's neon was restored in 2019. A very similar sign was installed in Caliente, NV. [map]

The Dalpiaz Hotel was built by 1932. This sign might be from then. [map]

The Helper City Studio Apartments is modern. It was built and installed in 2018 in a retro style. [map]

La Salle Hotel
Helper, UT
The La Salle Hotel was built in 1922. The sign on the far left might be from the late 1920s or 1930s. The entrance, Coca-Cola, and rusty signs might be from the 1950s. [map]

Cotton Bottom Inn
Holladay, UT
2014: 2022:
The Cotton Bottom Inn bar and restaurant opened in 1966. This sign must be from then. The beer drinking rabbit was apparently inspired by the Bugs Bunny cartoon character. In 2020, the sign was restored by Brimley Neon. [map]

Burton's Olympus Lumber & Hardware
Holladay, UT
Burton's Olympus Lumber & Hardware was established in 1911 as Burton Lumber. This location opened in 1966 and this sign is probably from then. [map]

Parry Lodge
Kanab, UT
Quail Park Lodge
Kanab, UT
Treasure
Trail Motel [gone]
Kanab, UT
The Parry Lodge was built in 1931. There was another pole sign here originally. This sign was installed in 1960. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The Quail Park Lodge was built in 1963 and this sign appears to be from then. [map]

This Treasure Trail Motel sign was probably from the 1960s. There was another sign here in the 1950s. Around 2018, the motel was demolished and replaced with a Comfort Suites. The sign is gone. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Sun-N-Sand Motel
Kanab, UT
2014: 2023:
The Sun-N-Sand Motel was built in the 1950s as the Robinson Motel. The sign was adapted for the name change. By 2018, the sign had been painted gold and red. By 2019, it was gold and black. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Layton:
Davis Lanes
Logan Lanes

Broadbent's Quilt Shop [gone]
Lehi, UT
Broadbent's general store had been here since 1882. This sign was probably from the 1950s. It had been missing the neon and bulbs for many years. The store closed in 2017 and the sign is gone now.

Timpanogos Harley-Davidson
Lindon, UT
The Timpanogos Harley-Davidson dealership has several neon signs inside. I believe the Stinker Cut-Rate gas station sign is vintage. The neon diver is modern. It was based on the Starlite Motel in Mesa, AZ.

Old Trapper Inn
Logan, UT
Superior Cleaners
Logan, UT
The Old Trapper Inn was built in 1940 as the Bridgerland Motel. It later became the Old Trapper Motel. The sign had neon and read "Mini Theme Rooms" at the bottom. It is probably from the 1960s or 1970s. [map]

The Superior Cleaners sign is probably from the 1950s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

More Logan:
S.E. Needham Jewelers

Vacuum World
Midvale, UT
Amco Steel Inc. [gone]
Midvale, UT
Vacuum World opened in 1969. This sign appears to be from then. [map]

Amco Steel Inc. was gone but these signs remained for many years. They were probably built in the 1950s. The signs were still there in 2017 but gone by 2018. They are now in a private collection.

Hotel Horn Silver
Milford, UT
Hotel Milford
Milford, UT
Norge Appliances [gone]
Milford, UT
The Hotel Horn Silver was built as the Atkin Hotel around 1902. Around 1943, it was renamed the Horn Silver, a reference to the nearby Horn Silver Mine. This sign may have been built then or earlier and then adapted. [map]

The Hotel Milford was built in 1913. The sign resting on the canopy is probably from the 1940s or 1950s. The other sign appears to be later. [map]

These Norge Appliances signs were mass-produced. However, this was the last one that I know of that was still on public display. There must have previously been an appliances store in the space below. The sign appears to be from the 1950s. It was gone by 2021.

Apache Motel
Moab, UT
The Apache Motel was built in 1954 and the sign on the left was probably built then. It was originally painted blue with more detail and had neon. The directional sign on the right is located on Main St. It might have been built in the 1960s. For more, see this website. [left map]; [right map]

Silver Spur Motel
Moab, UT
Prospector Lodge
Moab, UT
Westinghouse
Moab, UT
The Silver Spur Motel, Prospector Lodge, and Westinghouse signs are part of an eclectic collection at the Hole 'N The Rock tourist attraction. The Silver Spur Motel sign was originally located in Durango, CO. It was there through the 1990s. The Prospector Lodge sign came from Moab. The Westinghouse sign was mass-produced. I don't know where this one came from. The fish and rifle signs from Howard's Sporting Goods are also here now. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map]

The Post Bar & Grille
Morgan, UT
Thunderbird Restaurant
Mount Carmel Junction, UT
Golden Hills Motel
Mount Carmel Junction, UT
The Post Bar & Grille was established in 1963. This sign could be a replica of the original sign or just a modern retro-style sign. If it was based on a vintage sign, the backlit plastic letters were probably neon originally. [map]

The Thunderbird Restaurant was built in 1940. There was a different pole sign there originally. This sign appears to be from the 1950s. The neon thunderbird was apparently modeled after the Thunderbird Hotel sign in Las Vegas. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The Golden Hills Motel sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

Day Murray Music
Murray, UT
La Femme Beauty Salon [gone]
Murray, UT
Day Murray Music opened here in 1946. This sign may be from then. [map]

The La Femme Beauty Salon was long gone when this photo was taken in 2014. This sign was probably from the 1950s. It was removed in 2019 and is now in a private collection.

Murray City's Power Plant
Murray, UT
The Murray City's Power Plant sign is modern. It was installed sometime between 2011 and 2016. For more, see this website. [map]

More Murray:
Murray Laundry Tower [gone]
Towers Murray Plumbing [gone]

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