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Arkansas Signs (page 3)

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Flying Fish
Little Rock, AR		 First Baptist Church
Little Rock, AR		 Ritz Motel [gone]
Little Rock, AR		 Capitol Glass
Company
Little Rock, AR		 Little Rock Paint
& Wallpaper
Little Rock, AR
The Flying Fish sign is modern. This restaurant is part of a chain with six locations in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas. For more, see this website. [map]

This First Baptist Church sign appears to be vintage. Neon church signs are rare. The pastor's name on the bottom of this sign was covered up with a small panel and replaced with another name. That name has also now been painted over. [map]

The Ritz Motel sign was probably built in the 1950s. This photo is from 2010. In 2016, the sign was replaced. The top feature is gone and the letters are backlit plastic. For more, see this website.

The Capitol Glass Company was established in 1950 and moved to this location in 1953. This sign is most likely from then. For more, see this website. [map]

Little Rock Paint & Wallpaper was established in 1880. The company moved to this location in 1969 and brought along the sign. The store closed in the mid-2000s. This photo is from 2010. In 2011, the sign was adapted (covered up with other panels) for Spokes Little Rock. In 2017, Meteor Bikes opened and had the sign restored, neon and all. The store closed in 2019 and remains vacant. However, this sign remains. [map]

Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Little Rock, AR
The Mt. Zion Baptist Church features three neon signs. It's hard to guess the age of them. The one on the left might be a replica or an older sign. The other two appear to be later and/or repainted. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Bullard's Liquors
Little Rock, AR
The Bullard's Liquors sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

More Little Rock:
Buice Drug Store
King Motel [gone]
Tedford Drugs

Godsey Cleaners
Main St. [gone]
North Little Rock, AR		 Godsey Cleaners
E. Washington Ave. [gone]
North Little Rock, AR
Godsey Cleaners opened in 1943. The signs at these two locations appear to be from the 1950s. The neon sign at the Main St. location was removed around 2020. For more, see this website.

The E. Washington pole sign was removed around 2022 but the neon sign on the building remained. That was gone in 2023.

There was another location in Sherwood, AR which had closed by 2021 and the signs were removed. There was another location North Little Rock which has also closed. There may have been other locations.

BPOE
North Little Rock, AR
This BPOE, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, sign appears to be from the 1940s or 1950s. [map]

More North Little Rock:
Argenta Drug Co.
Rhodes Motel [vintage; gone]
Shipley Do-Nuts
Texas Court: 1, 2 [vintage; gone]

Morrilton:
Rialto Theatre

Wilson-Bearden Pharmacy
Magnolia, AR		 Lisenby Jewelry
Malvern, AR		 Mountain Home Motel
Mountain Home, AR
The Wilson-Bearden Pharmacy opened in 1945. The neon arrow sign might be from the 1950s. It was restored around 2014. [map]

Lisenby Jewelry opened in 1961. Before that, the store housed Shryock's Jewelers. I assume that this sign was adapted. It appears to be from the 1940s or 1950s. [map]

The Mountain Home Motel sign is probably from the 1950s. The sign was originally painted black. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Newport Neon Sign Company
Newport, AR
The Newport Neon Sign Company appears to be closed but these signs remain. [map]

More Newport:
Willie Wiredhand

Family Shoe Store [gone]
Paragould, AR		 Marie's Package
Store [gone]
Paragould, AR		 star sign
Paragould, AR
The Family Shoe Store sign featured a Poll-Parrot Shoes design. This store opened around 1957. This sign is probably from then. This photo is from 2010. The store closed in 2011. By 2013, the sign was gone. Poll-Parrot produced children's shoes. There are only a few of this company's signs left including these in Las Vegas, NV, Atlanta, GA, and Barnsdall, OK.

The Marie's Package Store, a liquor store, sign appeared to be from the 1950s or 1960s. This photo is from 2010. By 2015, the building and sign were gone.

This star sign is installed on the building which now houses the House of Prayer. I don't know what business here when the sign was installed. These signs were produced by Patco Lighting & Engineering Corp. in the 1960s. [map]

Henry Marx Company
Pine Bluff, AR		 Cohen's Fashion Shop
Pine Bluff, AR		 C&R Liquor Company [gone]
Pine Bluff, AR
The Henry Marx Company, a men's clothing store, opened in a different location in 1895. The company moved to this building in 1914. The sign might be from the 1940s or 1950s. The store closed in 1996 but this sign remains. [map]

Cohen's Fashion Shop was a women's clothing store. This sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

The C&R Liquor Company sign might have been from the 1950s. The store was boarded up when this photo was taken in 2019. The sign was gone by 2025.

Burt's Store for Men
Pine Bluff, AR		 Lou's Fresh
& Smoked Meats [gone]
Pottsville, AR
Burt's Store for Men was a men's clothing store. I don't know when it opened or closed. However, the store was closed for many years before reopening as Burt's Food Court and Event Center in 2018. The letters were repainted from yellow to blue and LED strip lighting was installed on them. [map]

The Lou's Fresh & Smoked Meats sign may have had neon at one time. This photo is from 2008. By 2009, the sign was gone.

More Pine Bluff:
Gathright Van & Storage
Pope Furniture
Sunbeam Bread

Prairie Grove:
Crescent Shoes

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