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| Illinois Signs (page 13) |
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| Sunset Motel Waterloo, IL |
Schlitz Waterloo, IL |
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The Sunset Motel opened in the late 1950s. This sign appears to be from then.
For more, see this website. [map]
This Schlitz sign at Uncle John's RRR Bar was installed when the bar opened around 2021. I believe these plastic hand signs were built in the 1970s. There were also tap handles produced with this same design. [map] |
| King's Home Furnishings [gone] Waukegan, IL |
Super IGA Market Wayne City, IL |
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King's Home Furnishings opened in 1959 and this rooftop sign was probably from then. The store closed in 2019 and the sign is gone.
This Super IGA Market has been closed since at least 2008 but the sign remains. Now on the side of the building, it was probably on the front originally. These signs were mass-produced for the chain, probably in the 1950s. [map] |
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More Waukegan:
Juan's Chuck Wagon [gone] Louie's Pizza [map] Lucky Food Restaurant West Chicago:
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| Seven Dwarfs Family Restaurant Wheaton, IL |
Malloy's Sav-way Liquors Wheaton, IL |
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The Seven Dwarfs Family Restaurant sign was built in 1951. This photo is from 2006. In 2010, the sign was repainted and the bulbs were removed. Around 2015, the blue panels were repainted red. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]
Malloy's Sav-way Liquors opened around 1938. This sign is probably from the 1950s. This store might have been part of the Sav-way Liquors chain which has other locations in Illinois. I don't think any of the other Sav-way stores have signs like this. The first photo above is from 2006. This sign was repainted in 2008. The Sav-Way panel has been painted over. The store is now known as Malloy's Liquors. The second photo is from 2012. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Wheaton:
Paoletti's Cleaners Wheeling:
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| Dell Rhea Chicken Basket Willowbrook, IL |
Willowbrook Ballroom [gone] Willow Springs, IL |
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The Chicken Basket opened in 1938 inside a gas station. It moved to this building in 1946 and this sign was built then. In the early 1960s, the interstate was built and street traffic waned. In 1963, Dell Rhea bought the restaurant and changed the name to the Craftwood Inn. He changed the name and sign back to the Chicken Basket less than a year later. He had his name added to the top of the sign then. It had originally read "Nationally Famous". In 2017, the sign was restored and relit. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]
The Willowbrook Ballroom was established in 1921 as "Oh Henry Park". It was renamed the Willowbrook Ballroom in 1959 and this sign is probably from then. In 2016, a devastating fire destroyed the ballroom. There are plans to rebuild it. The building has been demolished and the property is being developed for housing. The sign is gone. I don't know if it was saved. I haven't found any mention of plans to reinstall it. For more, see this website. |
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More Willowbrook:
Willowbrook Bowl [gone] |
| Gold Medal Cleaners Wilmette, IL |
VFW [gone] Wilmington, IL |
Lombardi Chevrolet and Buick Wilmington, IL |
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The Gold Medal Cleaners sign was built in 1958. This photo is from 2006. The sign was restored in 2012. For more, see this website. [map]
This VFW sign was probably from the 1950s or 1960s. It was still there in 2016. However, by 2018, both the building and sign were gone. For more, see this website. The Lombardi Chevrolet and Buick sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. In 2020, the top panel was covered with a vinyl tarp reading "Arnie Bauer." The tarp was still there in 2021. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Wilmette:
Millen Hardware [map] |
| Independent Order Of Odd Fellows Winchester, IL |
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| This Independent Order Of Odd Fellows was established in 1850. This sign is probably from the 1950s. [map] |
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More Winchester:
Hotel Winchester [gone] Woodstock:
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More Illinois:
Rexall Drug Stores (various cities) |
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