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California Signs (page 10)

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Bucksport Sporting Goods
Eureka, CA
2016: 2022:
Bucksport Sporting Goods opened in 1948. This sign may be from then. At some point between 2016 and 2018, the neon was removed and the sign was repainted. [map]

Shanty
Eureka, CA		 O-H's Townhouse [gone]
Eureka, CA		 Angelo's
Pizza Parlor [closed]
Eureka, CA		 Roy's Club
Italian Restaurant
Eureka, CA
The Shanty sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

O-H's Townhouse opened in 1956 as a steakhouse. This photo is from 2008. By 2012, the business and sign were gone.

Angelo's Pizza Parlor opened in 1968 and this sign was probably from then. This photo is from 2008. The little spearhead was gone by 2011. The business closed in 2021 and I'm told the sign is gone now.

The Roy's Club Italian Restaurant opened in 1945 and closed in 2017. This sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

Bob's Fine Cars
Eureka, CA

2008:
2016:
2022:
Bob's Fine Cars was established by Bob Crivello in 1961. These signs appear to be from then. Around 2014, the pole sign fell over in a windstorm. The owner has been unable to find anyone to repair the sign. It is laying down in the back of the lot for now. The bulbs have only been on the north-facing side of the sign since at least 2006. I don't know if that's how the sign was designed originally. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Patrick's Candy
Eureka, CA
The Patrick's Candy signs appear to be from the 1950s. [map]

More Eureka:
Fresh Freeze

Peri's Tavern
Fairfax, CA
Peri's Tavern opened in the 1930s as Peri's Silver Tavern. This building and the bar inside were built in 1948. The sign and the neon on the vitrolite facade are probably from then as well. [map]

Fairfield:
Travis Shopping Center
Welcome sign

Fair Oaks:
The Stockman: 1, 2 [map]

Fall River Hotel & Cafe
Fall River Mills, CA
The Fall River Hotel was built in 1939. These signs may be from then. The "Hotel" sign's bullnose has an Electrical Products Corp. badge. For more, see this website.

Wild Roots Market
Felton, CA		 Monty's Log Cabin
Felton, CA		 Paganucci's Motel
& Cocktail Lounge
Firebaugh, CA
The Wild Roots Market sign originally advertised for Roy's Market. The sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. It was later adapted for the New Leaf Market. In 2018, it became the Wild Roots Market. For more, see this website. [map]

Monty's Log Cabin opened in 1936. This sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

Paganucci's Motel & Cocktail Lounge opened around 1935. The black sign on top might be from the 1940s or 1950s. The bottom panels are probably from later. [map]

Belli Hardware
Firebaugh, CA
Belli Hardware is still in operation. The black sign probably came first and appears to be from the 1940s or so. The other two signs were mass-produced. There are still some examples of both of these signs at businesses around the country. The hanging General Electric sign is missing the bottom piece which would have had the business name. The plastic "Appliances" letters were backlit with bulbs inside the sign originally. [map]

Silver Tip Lodge
Fish Camp, CA		 Lassen Market
Five Points, CA		 Masonic Lodge
Fortuna, CA		 directional sign
Fowler, CA
The Silver Tip Lodge burned down in 1981 but this sign remains, partly concealed in the trees. [photo thanks Daniel F.] [map]

The Lassen Market sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

This Masonic Lodge sign hangs in front of the Eel River Lodge which was established in 1860. This sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

This directional sign directs traffic from Highway 99 to downtown Fowler. The sign was restored in 2007. For more, see this website. [map]

Joe's Corner
Fremont, CA		 Peter's Market [gone]
French Camp, CA
Joe's Corner opened as a bar in 1926. It closed in 2003 and reopened in 2012 as a deli with craft beer. This sign is probably from the 1940s or 1950s. [map]

The Peter's Market sign was probably from the 1950s. "Peter's Markets" would imply that there was more than this location but I don't know of any others. This photo is from 2008. By 2012, this neon sign had been replaced with a plastic box sign.

More Fowler:
Madam Sophia's

YMCA
Fullerton, CA		 Dewella Apartments
Fullerton, CA
This YMCA sign was built in 1962 when this location was built. The sign was built by the Nu-Art Neon Sign Company. The sign was landmarked by the city in 2021. There are about 14 other neon YMCA signs still on public display around the country (San Francisco, San Diego, Pomona, Los Angeles, St. Petersburg, Tulsa, Pittsburgh, Wichita Falls, Honolulu, Janesville, Hagerstown, Yonkers, New York, and Detroit). [map]

The Dewella Apartments were built in 1929 and this single-sided sign might be from then. [map]

Roscoe's Famous Deli
Fullerton, CA
This sign collection is located at Roscoe's Famous Deli. The Hobart Shoes sign came from Hobart, IN. I don't know where the other signs were displayed originally. [map]

Garberville:
Eel River Cafe

Grove Motel
Garden Grove, CA		 Ranch Motel [gone]
Garden Grove, CA		 Chappy's Liquor
Garden Grove, CA
The Grove Motel sign appears to be from the 1950s. However, according to one source, the motel opened in 1960. The sign is now missing a neon panel which read "The Grove" where the plastic panel is now on the two poles. The sign was previously painted blue and pink. [map]

The Ranch Motel sign was probably from the 1950s. Around 2022, it was replaced with a recantagular panel with backlit plastic letters for the La Casa Motel. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Chappy's Liquor sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. The sign was previously painted pink and blue. The first photo is from 2013. By 2015, the sign had been repainted red and yellow. The second photo is from 2017. For more, see this website. [map]

More Garden Grove:
Star Liquor

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Yuba City		 Museum of
Neon Art		 Valley Relics Museum

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