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| Stockton Signs |
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| El Rancho Motel Stockton, CA |
St. Francis Motel Stockton, CA |
Thrifty Klean Center Stockton, CA |
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The El Rancho Motel originally had a simple sign with two horizontal text panels. Its current sign was installed by 1963. Excluding the pole, the sign is about 25 feet tall. The zigzag arrow was never animated, and the panels have always been painted, not porcelain enamel. In 2023, the sign was restored by Robinson Electric Sign Service of Modesto, CA. [map]
The St. Francis Motel sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. For more, see this website. [map] The Thrifty Klean Center laundromat sign was installed in 1963. It was built by Electrical Products for $500. The sign is installed on a pole and is about five feet wide. It features neon soap bubbles and hand-cut plastic pieces over backlit plastic panels. However, the sign has not been lit in many years. [map] |
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| The Far East Restaurant was originally known as the Rev-A-Lon Restaurant. The rooftop sign has been there since at least the 1940s and was adapted for the Far East Restaurant at some point. I don't know when the pole sign was built. The neon and thermometer on the signs no longer work. Around 2015, the rooftop sign was painted white. [map] |
| Avenue Inn [gone] Stockton, CA |
Cavour Club Stockton, CA |
Travo-tel Motel Stockton, CA |
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The Avenue Inn sign appeared to be from the 1940s or 1950s. The sign was still there in 2019. By 2020, the sign was saved and the building was demolished.
The Cavour Club sign is probably from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [map] The Travo-tel Motel had different sign when it was originally known as the Travo-tel Motor Hotel. This sign was probably built in the 1950s or 1960s. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Golden Star Cafe Stockton, CA |
Montclair Liquor [gone] Stockton, CA |
Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ Stockton, CA |
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The Golden Star Cafe sign appears to be from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [map]
The Montclair Liquor sign was probably from the 1950s or 1960s. Around 2018, the neon was removed and the sign was repainted for USA Liquor. [map] The Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ sign is probably from the 1950s or so. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Pinasco Plumbing & Heating Stockton, CA |
Delta Market & Liquors Stockton, CA |
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Pinasco Plumbing & Heating was established in 1957. This sign appears to be from then. It probably had neon originally. This photo is from 2014. By 2016, the sign had been covered with panels for Santa Maria Party. [map]
The Delta Market & Liquors signs are located on the same lot. The liquor store apparently had a different name originally. The signs are probably from the 1950s. The liquor store sign's pouring bottle must have been animated. [map] |
| Cozy Motel Stockton, CA |
Knotty Pine Motel [gone] Stockton, CA |
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The Cozy Motel has been here since at least 1960. For more, see this website. [map]
There was a different sign at the Knotty Pine Motel originally. This sign was probably from the 1950s or 1960s. It was painted a pinkish red before this current color scheme. Most likely, at least the upper panel was painted a wood grain brown. In 2020, the sign was replaced with a backlit plastic box sign. For more, see this website. |
| Alex Floral Stockton, CA |
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| Alex Floral opened in 1949. The neon sign and vitrolite tiles are probably from then. The skeleton sign in the window might have been added later. [map] |
| Pete's Liquors Stockton, CA |
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| The pouring bottle on the Pete's Liquors sign must have been animated originally. It was probably built in the 1950s or 1960s. In 2016, the sign was repainted to cover up the "Pete's" name. The round shape was covered with a vinyl piece with glass and barrel which is now peeling away. The plastic panel was replaced with one reading "Liquors Barrel". [map] |
| Capitol Furniture Stockton, CA |
Pacific Motel [gone] Stockton, CA |
On Lock Sam Restaurant Stockton, CA |
Ye Olde Hoosier Inn Stockton, CA |
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The Capitol Furniture sign was probably built in the 1950s. [map]
The Pacific Motel sign was probably from the late 1950s. This photo is from 2008. By 2013, the sign had been replaced with a plastic box sign. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. The On Lock Sam Restaurant opened in 1898 on Washington St. This sign is probably from the 1950s. There were originally two neon chopsticks penetrating the sign. Only part of one chopstick is left now. The sign was originally attached to the building as a projecting sign. When the restaurant moved to Sutter Street in 1964, this sign was brought along and installed on a pole at the back of the parking lot. [map] The Ye Olde Hoosier Inn opened in 1933. This sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. The restaurant closed in 2006 and was demolished. This sign is now displayed in front of a residence in town. This photo is from 2016. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
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