The W.A. Haslam Company opened was established in 1883. In 1906, the company moved into the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Building. The store sold men's clothing and dry goods and catered mainly to farmers and ranchers. This sign was there by the mid-1920s. It is about 12 feet tall. The store is long gone but this sign remains. In 1997, the City of Santa Maria named the building an Object of Historical Merit. [map]

The Hotel Oliver was built around 1910. This sign with ripple tin panels was probably added in the 1920s. The letters at the bottom are opal glass. In 2008, there was talk of removing this sign and replacing it with a similar looking one. However, the sign was deemed an important part of the historic building and remains. [map]