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Westland
Shopping Center
Richmond, VA		 Buford
Shopping Center
Richmond, VA		 Towers Shopping
Center
Roanoke, VA		 Brookfield Plaza [gone]
Springfield, VA
The Westland Shopping Center was built from 1962-1963 and this sign is from then. The name and the signs saguaro cactus came from the shopping center's location at the far west end of town. The sign is about 20 feet tall. Typical of early 1960s signs, it combined plastic and neon. The "Westland" panel is backlit plastic while neon channel letters are used for "Shopping Center." One unusual aspect of the sign is the continuous painting on the sides, conveying a three-dimensional cactus. The cactus is outlined with green neon while "Shopping Center" is lit in white. For more, see this website. [map]

The Buford Shopping Center was built in 1963. This sign is probably from then. There were probably neon letters originally. By 2018, the text panels had been replaced with a backlit plastic box. For more, see this website. [map]

The Towers Shopping Center sign is from around 1961. Originally, there were two of these signs. It mimics the radio towers around which the shopping center was built. [map]

The Brookfield Plaza sign appeared to be from the 1950s or 1960s. This photo is from 2005. By 2012, the sign had been replaced with another sign with backlit plastic letters. The shopping center is still there and goes by the same name.

Twin City
Plaza
Grafton, WI		 Holiday Village
Kenosha, WI
The Twin City Plaza sign appears to be from the 1960s. The neon arrow is animated. [map]

The Holiday Village shopping center sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. By 2023, the Holiday Village panel was gone. It was replaced with a plain, painted panel for Holiday Laundromat. The arrow remains. [map]

Washington:
Montesano Shopping Center (Montesano) [gone]
Westfair Shopping Center (Yakima)

Town & Country Shopping Center [gone]
Cheyenne, WY
The Town & Country Shopping Center sign was probably from the 1950s. The shape of the pole sign looked very similar to Goodyear Tires signs. These photos are from 2012. By 2017, the sign had been replaced with a horrible sign with backlit plastic letters.

Yorktown Square
Shopping Centre
Windsor, ON
The Yorktown Square Shopping Centre sign was built in 1954. Just after this photo was taken in 2011, the sign was restored. For more, see this website. [map]

More Canada:
Silver Heights Shopping Centre (Winnipeg, MB)

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