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Clock Signs (page 3)

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East Lawn Memorial Park
Sacramento, CA		 Colonial Chapel
Oakland, CA		 Southern
Funeral Home [gone]
St. Louis, MO		 Buescher Memorial Home
Jefferson City, MO
The East Lawn Memorial Park opened in 1904. The neon clock sign appears to be from the 1930s. It features ripple tin panels. For more, see this website. [map]

The Colonial Chapel funeral home was established in 1941. When the company moved to its present location in 1948, it brought along its rooftop neon letters and clock which remain. The rooftop letters were a frequent target of rock-throwing vandals so they are now faced with plastic. This pole sign was built in 1950. . The neon letters are lit in gold. The backlit plastic clock face is part of the sign's original design. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The Southern Funeral Home was established in 1908. The company moved to this location in 1929. This sign is probably from then. In 2011, the building was put up for sale. The sign disappeared in 2013. I'm told that it was removed illegally by a sign collector.

The Buescher Memorial Home operated from 1939-2009. The building remains vacant and boarded up. This sign is probably from the 1940s. It has been sitting on the ground since at least 2007. It was probably a pole sign originally. The neon text is protected with a hinged glass panel which made the neon accessible for repairs. The clock's hands and glass cover are missing now. For more, see this website. [map]

Encino Park Liquor
Encino, CA
The Encino Park Liquor sign is probably from the 1950s. The clock no longer works but the neon star part of the sign is still animated. [map]

Bank of Stockton
Stockton, CA		 Fowler State Bank
Fowler, CO
This Bank of Stockton building was constructed in 1907 for the Stockton Savings & Loan Society. There was a neon sign for that bank in the 1920s. The "Time to Save" sign with the clock was installed below that sign by the mid-1950s. The bank's name was changed in 1958 and this sign was installed then. [map]

The Fowler State Bank projecting sign is probably from the late 1940s or 1950s. There are also time and temperature clocks on the facade. The digital clock and temperature sign might be from the 1950s or 1960s. The temperature clock below it might be from the late 1940s. For more, see this website. [map]

Central
National Bank
Junction City, KS		 Industrial
Bank [gone]
Washington, DC		 Community
First Bank
Las Vegas, NM		 First National Bank
Carlyle, IL		 First National Bank
Edna, KS		 Baxter State Bank
Baxter Springs, KS
The Central National Bank sign appears to be from the 1950s. The sign was missing in 2018. But it was back by 2019. [map]

The Industrial Bank sign appears to be from the 1950s. This photo is from 2010. The sign was missing in 2016. The building was restored in 2017. The sign was still missing in 2018.

The Community First Bank previously advertised for First National Bank. It was previously installed on the next block. The neon was removed and the sign was repainted sometime between 2007 and when this photo was taken in 2012. For more, see this website. [map]

The clock works on this First National Bank sign in Carlyle and the neon appears to be intact. It was probably built in the 1950s. [map]

The First National Bank building in Edna now houses the Edna Historical Society. The sign was built in 1958. In 2013, it was restored by the Missouri Neon Company of Springfield, MO. The panels were repainted, new neon tubing was installed, and the clock was repaired. [map]

The Baxter State Bank opened at this location in 1910. This sign is probably from the 1950s. The bank moved to another location in 1975. The sign was completely painted over by 2007. By 2019, the paint had been removed. This photo is from 2023. [map]

Elizabeth Banking Center
Elizabeth, IL
2009: 2010:
The Elizabeth Banking Center sign appears to be from the 1930s or 1940s. The sign originally read "Elizabeth State Bank". The bank closed in 2009 and the sign was adapted to read "Elizabeth Banking Center." The revolving clock and temperature panels below the neon panels appear to be modern replacements. [map]

Farmers State Bank
Stanberry, MO
2010: 2024:
This Farmers State Bank sign might have been located elsewhere. It stands next to a drive-up ATM location now. By 2022, the neon sign panel had been replaced with a plastic panel for another bank. The clock remains. [map]

Bras & Mattos Monument Co.
Hayward, CA
The Bras & Mattos Monument Co. was established in 1897. These signs are probably from the 1950s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Rio Grande
Department Store
El Paso, TX		 J.W. Davis Builder
& Real Estate
Lexington, KY		 Eastland Center
Louisville, KY		 Yellow Cab Co. [gone]
St. Joseph, MO
The Rio Grande Department Store sign originally advertised for the State National Bank. The top circle may have been a temperature clock. [map]

The clock on the J.W. Davis Builder & Real Estate sign was still working when this photo was taken in 2010. I assume the top part of the sign was some sort of landscaped scene with a house. Does anyone know what it was? [map]

The Eastland Center is a pretty bleak-looking shopping mall. This sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

This Yellow Cab Co. location was long-gone but this sign remained for many years. It was gone by 2018. I believe these signs were mass-produced but I don't know of any others like this that are left.

C&C Electric Co.
Shreveport, LA		 Guy L. McNutt Insurance
Rosenberg, TX		 Kenosha Glass
Service [gone]
Kenosha, WI		 Le Esther's Lamp Shop
Kenosha, WI
The C&C Electric Co. was established in 1946. This sign might be from then or the 1950s. Since 2019, this building has housed C&C Mercantile & Lighting. I think it closed in 2021 but the sign is still there. [map]

The Guy L. McNutt Insurance sign appears to be from the 1940s or 1950s. [map]

The Kenosha Glass Service neon sign was built in 1964 by the Kenosha Sign Co. The revolving clock and temperature indicator were added later. The hands were removed because it was too time-consuming to keep changing the time and fixing them. In 2018, the signs were removed due to road expansion. The signs were sold to a collector in Iowa.

Le Esther's Lamp Shop was established by Leo and Esther Meyer in 1938. This sign might be from then or slightly later. [map]

Natalia's Cafe
Camas, WA		 Cadillac Fence & Supply Co. [gone]
Detroit, MI
The Natalia's Cafe sign previously advertised for the Ideal Corner Cafe. Natalia's Cafe has been here since 2003. The sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

The Cadillac Fence & Supply Co. building had been vacant for many years but these signs were still there when these photos were taken in 2011. By 2013, the signs were gone.

Balmoral
Hotel [gone]
Vancouver, BC		 Market Basket
[gone]
Lowell, MA		 Lisska Bar & Grill
Columbus, OH		 Adler Frames
St. Louis, MO		 Miller Electric
Company
Omaha, NE
The Balmoral Hotel opened in 1912. There was a smaller sign there originally. This sign was from the early 1930s. The letters originally had incandescent bulbs. The clock and neon had not operated for years. The hotel closed in 2017 and the building is going to be demolished. In 2022, the sign was removed and put in storage. The City has decided to destroy it. For more, see this website.

This Market Basket is still there but this sign is gone. It was removed in 2011 just a few days after this photo was taken. The sign was located in the Sunrise Shopping Center. One of the still-functioning clocks was saved and is now in a private collection.

The Lisska Bar & Grill sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

In 2006, the Adler Frames building was converted into lofts and a restaurant. This sign remains. The 1918 building was originally used for printing. The sign is probably from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [map]

The Miller Electric Company was established in 1912. This sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. It has one dial for the clock and one for the temperature. For more, see this website. [map]

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