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| Illinois Signs (page 10) |
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| Yarbrough Appliances Morrison, IL |
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| These Hotpoint and GE signs are installed in the window of Yarbrough Appliances. [map] |
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Mount Carmel:
Shamrock Motel [gone] |
| Stan the Tire Man [gone] Mount Vernon, IL |
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| Stan the Tire Man opened in 1951. This sign was built a couple of years after that. The top part of the sign with the bulbs is made of stainless steel. It appears that this part of the sign was added after 1965. In 2015, the store closed and that owner intended to sell the sign. The building now houses the Overhead Door Company. In 2024, the sign was removed. It is supposedly being restored. However, I have heard that the store may be closed now. |
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Mundelein:
Wiech's Inn [gone] |
| Murphysboro Abstract Co. Murphysboro, IL |
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| The Murphysboro Abstract Co. sign is probably from the 1950s. [map] |
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Naperville:
Russell's Cleaners [gone] |
| Pittsburgh Paints [gone] Nauvoo, IL |
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| This Pittsburgh Paints sign hung above Kraus Home Furnishings. It was gone by 2023. These embossed plastic signs were mass-produced and there are still a number of them around the country. |
| Booby's Charcoal Rib Niles, IL |
Imperial House of Glass Blocks Niles, IL |
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Booby's Charcoal Rib opened in 1961 and this sign is from then. The man depicted on the sign is restaurant's founder, Ronald "Booby" Friedman. [map]
The Imperial House of Glass Blocks featured this cute plastic sign and a façade display of the company's products. The glass blocks are still there but the sign's panel was changed for the new tenant, a medical group. [map] |
| Shell Nokomis, IL |
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| The Shell gas station sign is probably from the 1960s. It is installed at Golitko Service was originally a Shell station. The building now houses a U-Haul truck rental business. [map] |
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North Chicago:
Tee Pee Liquor Mart Oak Forest:
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| Petey's Bungalow Lounge Oak Lawn, IL |
Reichman Jewelers Oak Lawn, IL |
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The Petey's Bungalow Lounge opened in 1961. This sign was built in 1965 by Flashtric. The restaurant and lounge is closing in 2024. There's no word yet on if the business will be sold or sign adapted/removed. For more, see this website. [map]
Reichman Jewelers has been around since 1908. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Oak Lawn:
Cupid Candies [gone] Les Brothers Restaurant [map] Rusty Nail Cocktail Lounge [gone] Oak Park:
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| Sparkle Cleaners [gone] Oglesby, IL |
Garzanelli's Supper Club Oglesby, IL |
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The Sparkle Cleaners sign appeared to have been updated a bit although it always advertised for this business. The "Sparkle" lettering on the middle portion, as well as the starbursts, appear to be modern. The sign's neon was protected behind clear plastic panels. This photo is from 2009. The sign had been removed and sold to a collector by 2016.
The Garzanelli's Supper Club sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. The place closed in 2016 but it reopened in 2020. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Prairie Farms Olney, IL |
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| This Prairie Farms Dairy sign hangs on the company's processing plant. The sign is probably from the 1950s. [map] |
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Oswego:
Oswego Hardware [gone] |
| Sands Motel [gone] Ottawa, IL |
Woody's Steak House Ottawa, IL |
Monte's Riverside Inn Ottawa, IL |
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The Sands Motel sign appeared to be from the 1950s. This photo is from 2009. By 2016, the sign had been replaced with a plastic box sign. For more, see this website.
The Woody's Steak House had opened by 1949 as The Steak House. It became Woody's Steak House in 1997. The sign is probably from the late 1940s or 1950s. It apparently revolved originally. [map] Monte's Riverside Inn opened as The Riverside Inn in the 1950s. In 1963, it became Monte's Riverside Inn. This sign must have been installed then. The new owner, Jules Monterastelli, used his nickname for the new restaurant's name. The restaurant is closing in 2024 and it has not been announced what will happen with the sign. [map] |
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More Ottawa:
Tino's Shoe Repair [gone] |
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