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| Colorado Signs (page 4) |
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| Four Winds Motel Durango, CO |
Siesta Motel Durango, CO |
General Palmer Hotel Durango, CO |
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The Four Winds Motel was built in 1964 and the sign is presumably from then. The towering sign's arrow is about 30 feet tall including its starburst tail. It contains about 130 bulbs on each side. The motel is now used for apartments and the sign is no longer maintained or lit. For more, see this website. [map]
The Siesta Motel opened in 1956 and the sign is apparently from then. It was originally installed closer to the ground with the sleeping Mexican panel nearly resting in a planter. The red "Vacancy" box and the readerboard were added later. For more, see this website. [map] The General Palmer Hotel was built in 1898. The clock sign with backlit stained glass panels at the bottom might be original to the building or slightly later. The blade sign with backlit stained glass letters might be from the 1910s or 1920s. [map] |
| Elks Lodge Durango, CO |
Rochester Hotel Durango, CO |
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This Elks Lodge was built in 1925. This sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]
The Rochester Hotel was built in 1892 as the Peeples Hotel. It was renamed the Rochester Hotel by 1920. This sign is from the 1940s or 1950s. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Durango:
Caboose Motel Chief Restaurant End O'Day Motel |
| Lucky U Motel Englewood, CO |
Violet Showcase [gone] Englewood, CO |
Anderson's Vacuum & Sewing Center Englewood, CO |
Colorado Shaver Center Englewood, CO |
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The Lucky U Motel was probably built in the 1940s or 1950s. It had a horseshoe and four-leaf clover sign originally. This sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. This photo is from 2012. By 2013, the neon "Lucky U" had been replaced with backlit plastic letters. The "Motel" letters were probably neon originally as well. For more, see this website. [map]
The Violet Showcase sold African Violets and related supplies. The store opened in 1969 and this sign was probably from then. This photo is from 2012. By 2014, the business and sign were gone. Anderson's Vacuum & Sewing Center and the Colorado Shaver Center are next door neighbors. These signs appear to be fairly new and were apparently created by the same sign company. Anderson's was established in 1947. The Colorado Shaver Center opened in 1963. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
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More Englewood:
I.O.O.F. |
| Loveland Heights Cottages Estes Park, CO |
The Taffy Shop Estes Park, CO |
Green Mill Tavern Evans, CO |
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The Loveland Heights Cottages dates back to 1898 when the first cabin was built. This sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]
The Taffy Shop opened in 1935. The sign was built in 1960 and restored in 2014. [map] The Green Mill Tavern has been open since at least the 1970s. The bar and sign are probably from the 1950s. [map] |
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More Estes Park:
Tiny Town Miniature Golf |
| El Rancho Restaurant Evergreen, CO |
American Legion Post Flagler, CO |
Flagler Liquor Flagler, CO |
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The El Rancho Restaurant was established in 1948. This sign may be from then. For more, see this website. [map]
This American Legion Post was founded in 1949. This sign might be from then. [map] The Flagler Liquor store sign was built around 2012. [map] |
| Thunderbird Inn Florissant, CO |
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| The Thunderbird Inn bar's rooftop sign might be from the 1950s. It looks like the bird's head revolved originally. [map] |
| Armstrong Hotel Fort Collins, CO |
Fowler Tribune Fowler, CO |
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The Armstrong Hotel was built in 1923. The original sign was much larger and was an upside-down "T" shape. It was likely a bulb sign originally. I believe the Armstrong letters were later changed to neon. A later blade sign had "HOTEL" on the vertical part of the panel with "ARMSTRONG" in smaller, horizontal letters at the bottom. In the 1950s, there was an even bigger sign. I don't know when that one was removed. In 2002, the current sign was installed. The design was based on a previous sign that was there in the late 1930s. The brown panels were painted black around 2022. For more, see this website. [map]
The Fowler Tribune sign might be from the 1940s or 1950s. Around 2015, the neon was removed and the sign was repainted. Around 2021, the neon was restored and the bottom panel was added for the Historic Fowler Tribune Office Suites. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Fort Collins:
Northern Hotel Fort Morgan:
More Fowler:
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| Riviera Restaurant Glendale, CO |
Doc Holliday's Tavern Glenwood Springs, CO |
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The Riviera Restaurant sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. When the Las Delicias restaurant moved into the building, they added a panel below the sign or adapted one that was already there. The font of "Riviera" makes me wonder if there was a relationship between this restaurant and the Riviera Motel in Aurora, CO. [map]
The Doc Holliday's Tavern sign is 20 feet tall. It is probably from the 1950s. When the neon is working properly, the pistol's gunfire flashes on and off. Doc Holliday was a famous gambler and gunfighter in the late 1800s. He died of tuberculosis in Glenwood Springs in 1887. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Riviera Supper Club Glenwood Springs, CO |
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| The Riviera Supper Club was established in 1947. These signs appear to be from then or the 1950s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
| Ace-Hi Tavern Golden, CO |
Mountain Muffler Golden, CO |
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The Ace-Hi Tavern opened around 1945. This sign appears to be from the 1950s and/or 1960s. The "Bar" sign with the martini had neon originally. [map]
Mountain Muffler opened in 1985. This single-sided sign may have been built then. [map] |
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More Golden:
Golden Bowl [gone] Welcome Arch |
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