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| Florida Signs (page 8) |
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| Hellas Restaurant Tarpon Springs, FL |
Sherwin-Williams Paints Titusville, FL |
Wade's Motor Inn Titusville, FL |
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The Hellas Restaurant opened in 1970. This sign appears to be from then. [map]
The Sherwin-Williams Paint sign hangs above a Playalinda Brewing Company location. The building was built in 1913 for the Titusville Hardware Store which operated here until the early 1980s. I don't know if this sign was there before the store closed or if it was added as a nostalgic piece when the building was restored. The sign might be from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [map] Wade's Motor Inn was built in 1961 and this sign appears to be from then. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Tarpon Springs:
La Siesta Apartments |
| Hotpoint Appliances Titusville, FL |
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| The Hotpoint Appliances sign was installed in the 1950s for an appliance store. The building has housed many businesses after that. In 2015, the Hotpoint Boutique opened and had the sign's blue porcelain painted purple. The neon was restored. The "Appliances" panel box at the bottom was replaced with a new one reading "Boutique". An LED red border border piece was added around the original sign panel. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Titusville:
American Police Hall of Fame [vintage; gone] Southway Plaza |
| Sea Jay Motel Treasure Island, FL |
Thunderbird Beach Resort Hotel Treasure Island, FL |
Pirate Treasure Island, FL |
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I believe the Sea Jay Motel was built in the 1950s. In 2021, the neon was removed. There are now backlit plastic letters on the sign. [map]
The Thunderbird Beach Resort Hotel was built in 1957. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map] This Pirate sign was most likely the replacement for this sign. Even then, the pirate's chest was filled with oranges instead of gold. I don't know when either sign were built but the earlier sign was there by the 1960s. The panel with "Welcome to Treasure Island Florida" is gone now. The pirate represents Long John Silver, the fictional figure and symbol of Treasure Island. He was featured in the 1883 novel, Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. For more, see this website. [map] |
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Vero Beach:
Landmark Motor Lodge [vintage; gone] |
| Hotel Evernia West Palm Beach, FL |
Hall Hardware West Palm Beach, FL |
Palm Beach Kennel Club West Palm Beach, FL |
Queen's Lodge Motel & Apartments West Palm Beach, FL |
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The Hotel Evernia was built in 1925 as the Hotel Enoree. This sign may be from slightly after that. In 1979, it was renamed the Hotel Evernia and the sign was adapted at that time. [map]
Hall Hardware opened in 1945. This sign is backlit plastic and is probably from the 1960s. There may have been a neon hammer sign here originally. [map] The Palm Beach Kennel Club opened in 1932. This sign is probably from the 1960s. For more, see this website. [map] The Queen's Lodge Motel & Apartments had been built by 1961. This sign was originally installed on the larger breezeblock panel on the left side of the motel. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More West Palm Beach:
Nozzle Nolen Pest Control Wildwood:
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| Dickson's Appliances Winter Garden, FL |
Andy's Drive-in Winter Haven, FL |
Skycraft Surplus Winter Park, FL (now Orlando, FL) |
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Dickson's Appliances is long gone but this sign remains. It is probably from the 1950s. [map]
Andy's Drive-in opened in 1951 as a Dairy Queen. It is officially known as Andy's Drive-In Restaurant and Igloo. The "igloo" is the ice cream take-out window on the side of the building. [map] Skycraft Surplus opened in 1974 and featured this UFO over the entrance. There were also two rockets mounted on the exterior wall. The store sells electronic parts, electrical supplies, hardware, and other stuff. In 2021, the UFO was removed. It was restored and displayed on top of the Northgate Plaza shopping center sign at the new location in Orlando in 2023. I believe the rockets are gone. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map] |
| Holler Chevrolet Winter Park, FL Fairbanks Ave. [gone] |
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The Holler Chevrolet dealership was established in 1938 in Orlando. By the mid-1950s, there were other locations in Sanford, Deland, and Winter Garden. The dealership moved to Fairbanks Ave. in Winter Park in 1966. These neon blade and OK signs probably came from another location. The other side of the "OK" sign read Save Dollars at Hollers. By 2006, that location had closed and the signs were removed by 2011. [photos thanks Tom Fawls]
The sign at the SR 436 location was originally installed at the Fairbanks Ave. location. It was probably built in 1966 when that location opened. It had been moved here by 2007. In 2009, the Holler Chevrolet lost its contract with General Motors and decided to focus on used cars. In 2010, the neon "Chevrolet" panel was replaced with a plastic panel reading "Driver's Mart." The "OK" and other plastic panels were also replaced. [map] |
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More Florida:
Rexall Drug Stores (various cities) |
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