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Alabama Signs (page 3)

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Smith T Building Supply
Opelika, AL		 Candlelight Motel
Ozark, AL
Smith T Building Supply opened here in 1931. This privilege sign for B.L.P. Paint is probably from the 1950s. [map]

The Candlelight Motel sign is probably from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [map]

Oxford:
Samantha Motel [vintage; gone]

Pell City Steak House
Pell City, AL		 Lozahatchee
Masonic Lodge [gone]
Piedmont, AL		 Pine Lake
Motel [gone]
Pike Road, AL
The Pell City Steak House sign is also probably from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [map]

The Lozahatchee Masonic Lodge sign was probably from the 1950s. It was still there in 2018 but gone by 2020.

The Pine Lake Motel opened in 1957 and this sign was probably from then. The sign had been painted various colors over the years. There was probably a Holiday Inn style star projecting from the green post of this sign originally. The sign was removed in 2013. For more, see this website.

Pinson:
Price's Drugs

Carter Drug Company
Selma, AL
The Carter Drug Company opened in 1924. The original sign had text identifying them as a Walgreen Agency. This sign might be from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

traffic light sign
Selma, AL		 traffic light sign
Sylacauga, AL
2010: 2020: 2010: 2020:
These traffic light signs originally advertised for the Stop-N-Go Self Service Car Wash chain which was established in the 1960s. There was a stop light inside the car wash to indicate when to enter and exit the tunnel. I don't believe there are any surviving locations. The signs revolved and the colored lights changed. Both of these photos are from 2010. The Selma sign was still there in 2017. However, the panels have been missing since at least 2013. The panels beneath the Sylacauga traffic light have been replaced with a modern panel for a wholesale windows business. [Selma map]; [Sylacauga map]

More Selma:
Pancake House

Sheffield:
Elite Shop [gone]
Lackey's
Stephano's Southland

Byrd Drug Company
Troy, AL		 Von Bayer Masonic Lodge [gone]
Tuscaloosa, AL
The Byrd Drug Company opened in 1940. This Coca-Cola privilege sign is probably from the 1950s. The Byrd Drug sign is in the neon extension sign section here. [map]

This photo of the Von Bayer Masonic Lodge sign is from 2007. In 2011, the building was destroyed by a tornado. The sign is also gone.

Moon Winx Lodge [gone]
Tuscaloosa, AL
2007: 2020:
The Moon Winx Lodge opened in the late 1920s as the Moon Winx Motor Court. This sign was built in 1957. The "Lodge" part of the sign originally read "Court." The moon flashed on and off and the eye winked at night. In 2016, the sign was put up for sale. The owner must have changed his mind. In 2017, the sign was repainted a darker color. The bottom of the sign was changed with no neon and new text. In 2023, the motel was shut down and the sign was sold to a private collector. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Bel-Aire Motel
Tuscaloosa, AL		 Burch & Hatfield
Formal Shop
Tuscaloosa, AL		 Alberta
Baptist Church [gone]
Tuscaloosa, AL		 WDHN-TV
Webb, AL		 WTVY
Webb, AL
The Bel-Aire Motel sign is probably from the 1950s as well. [map]

The Burch & Hatfield Formal Shop opened in 1975. There was probably another store/name before that since this sign appears to be from the 1950s. In 2014, the business was renamed the Burch Formal Shop. [map]

The Alberta Baptist Church globe sign looked like a Norge Ball sign turned sideways. This photo is from 2007. The church was rebuilt after it was destroyed by a tornado in 2011. The sign did not survive.

WDHN-TV was established as an ABC affiliate in 1970 and this sign appears to be from then. [map]

WTVY was established as a CBS affiliate in 1955. I believe it was originally located in Dothan. In 1960, the station moved to Webb, AL. This sign might have been built in 1955 and brought to this location. Or it may have been built in 1960. The station moved in 1993 to a new broadcast center in Dothan, AL. The transmission tower and this sign were left behind. [map]

More Tuscaloosa:
Dill's Motor Court (vintage; gone)
Leland Lanes

Tuscumbia:
Department of Utilities [map]

various cities:
Rexall Drug Stores

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