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Alabama Signs (page 2)

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Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q
Bessemer, AL		 Loyle Seymour Jewelers [gone]
Bessemer, AL
Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q opened in 1957 as an ice cream and hamburger stand in Birmingham. In 1968, the restaurant moved to Bessemer. This sign appears to be from then. In 1977, the restaurant moved to its current location. I'm assuming that this sign was brought along. [map]

Loyle Seymour Jewelers opened in 1957 and these signs are probably from then. In 1964, the store moved two doors down to this location. It closed in 2020 just after these photos were taken. The signs were gone by 2023. For more, see this website.

More Bessemer:
Bright Star Restaurant

Club Whitehorse
Brewton, AL		 Big Bull Family
Restaurant [gone]
Cropwell, AL		 Big Bob Gibson's
Bar-B-Q
Decatur, AL
The Club Whitehorse appears to be closed but this sign remains on the roof. The bar/restaurant was here by 1948 when it was known as the White Horse Inn. This sign is probably from around then. [map]

The Big Bull Family Restaurant was long gone but this sign was still there in 2010 when this photo was taken. By 2013, the sign was gone. The bull's legs were originally animated.

Big Bob Gibson's Bar-B-Q was established in 1925 when Bob Gibson began selling barbecue in his backyard. This restaurant was built in 1952 and the sign was created then. [map]

Blountsville:
Blountsville Pharmacy

Centre:
Cherokee Plaza

Clanton:
Dari-Delite [gone]

Cottondale:
Oasis Tavern [gone]

Cullman:
Hospital Discount Pharmacy

More Decatur:
Masonic Lodge
Simpson's Florist

Carmichael
Wholesale [gone]
Dothan, AL		 Bee-Line Motel [gone]
Dothan, AL		 Barrentine Fish Market & Oyster Bar
Dothan, AL
Carmichael Wholesale was long gone but this sign remained. It appeared to be from the 1950s. Since 2018, the building has housed the Mural City Coffee Company. In 2022, the sign was adapted for that business. It now has backlit plastic letters. [map]

The Bee-Line Motel is located on the Bee-Line Highway. The sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. These photos are from 2007. The sign was still intact in 2019. However, by 2020, the top panel with the bee and the tall arrow were gone. There were only letters for "MOTEL" on one side.

The Barrentine Fish Market & Oyster Bar opened in the mid-1940s. This sign might be from then or maybe the 1950s. [map]

Dora:
Lucky Shopping Center

Lake Eufaula
Motor Lodge
Eufaula, AL		 Banks & Co. Hardware
Eutaw, AL
The Lake Eufaula Motor Lodge was built in the 1960s and this sign was built then. For more, see this website. [map]

Banks & Co. Hardware was founded in 1889. Evidently, the company closed this location at some point and left these two signs behind. The company is still in business just up the street. I don't know if they moved or operated out of both buildings at the same time. Both of these privilege signs were mass-produced and are probably from the 1950s. [map]

Chat N Chew
Drive-in
Florence, AL		 Masonic Lodge
Florence, AL		 H.M. Freeman Motors
Gadsden, AL
The Chat N Chew Drive-in sign might be from the 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

The Masonic Lodge sign in Florence might be the tallest one I have ever seen. [map]

H.M. Freeman Motors is a still operating used car lot. [map]

More Florence:
Coca-Cola

Fort Payne:
Masonic Lodge

Gordon:
Bonfire Club [gone]

Guntersville:
Marshall Masonic Lodge [gone]

Hayden:
Top Hat Barbecue

Buster Miles Ford Chevrolet
Heflin, AL
2007: 2020:
Buster Miles Ford Chevrolet was founded in Anniston, AL in 1947 as Miles Motors and sold used cars. In 1952, Buster Miles bought the Chevrolet/Oldsmobile dealership in Heflin and kept the signs. The dealership moved to a new location in 2008 and this Chevrolet sign was moved inside. The OK Used Cars sign is displayed at the former dealership which now houses the Buster Miles Collision Center. No one at the dealership or body shop knows what became of the Oldsmobile sign. [first photo thanks Tim Ross] [map]

Whirlpool Appliances
Heflin, AL
This vacuum form Whirlpool Appliances sign is probably from the 1960s. The business is long gone. [map]

Huntsville:
Governors Drive Cleaners [map]
Plamor Lanes

Leeds:
Dixie Dairy Kreme [vintage; gone]

Korbet's Square
Mobile, AL		 Hoffman Furniture Co.
Mobile, AL
Korbet's Square was built on the former site of Korbet's Restaurant which operated from 1949-1995. This sign might have been adapted. [map]

The Hoffman Furniture Co. was established in 1922 and is still in business. This sign might be from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [map]

Blue Bird Hardware
& Seed Store [gone]
Mobile, AL		 Taylor
Motel [gone]
Mobile, AL
The Blue Bird Hardware & Seed Store was vacant but this sign was still there when this photo was taken in 2010. It was still there in 2011 but gone by 2013. The original owners have the sign in storage. In 2017, it was announced that the sign would be replicated and installed on the building after it was renovated. The site would be known as Blue Bird Square. However, that did not happen. Around 2020, a small monument sign for multiple tenants was installed with a plastic bluebird at the top.

This photo of the Taylor Motel sign is from 2005. By 2010, the motel had replaced this with a boring, plastic box sign.

Olsson Motel
Mobile, AL
The Olsson Motel sign on the left might be from the 1940s. The larger sign is probably from the 1950s. The neon circle with rays piece was added to the larger sign sometime in the 1960s. The top neon ray appeared to have broken off. That panel was gone by 2021. For more, see this website. [map]

Kelly's Cleaners [gone]
Mobile, AL
Port Gibson Cleaners
Mobile, AL
Kelly's Cleaners was established in 1947. This location was built in 1968. The signs were probably from then. The store closed and the signs were removed around 2021. The building has a nice mid-century modern canopy.

I don't know when this Port City Cleaners opened. There are a few other locations in town. It's possible that this location was originally a Kelly's Cleaners and the sign was adapted. If not, perhaps this is a copycat sign. [map]

More Mobile:
Beverly Motel [gone]
Safety Wearhouse

Montgomery:
Doby's Hotel Court: 1, 2 [vintage; gone]
Montgomery Shoe Factory

Muscle Shoals:
WLAY Radio

Oneonta:
McCurry Furniture [gone]

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