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| Illinois Signs (page 3) |
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| Rhodes Burford Furniture [gone] Cairo, IL |
Garden Inn Motel [gone] Cairo, IL |
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Rhodes Burford Furniture had been closed for many years but this sign was still there when this photo was taken in 2010. This sign is probably from the 1940s. By late 2012, the sign and building were gone.
The Garden Inn Motel sign was inspired by the Holiday Inn Great Sign. The sign was removed by 2019 and is now in a private collection. |
| Mack's Restaurant Cairo, IL |
Belvedere Motel Cairo, IL (now Poplar Bluff, MO) |
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Mack's Restaurant started out as a small barbecue stand in 1917. By the 1930s, the business had expanded to a sit-down restaurant. This sign is probably from the 1950s. The restaurant closed in 2014 after a fire but the sign remains. The neon is gone now. [map]
The Belvedere Motel was built in 1936. This sign is probably from the 1950s. By 2015, it had been removed. It is now displayed at the Carpet Gallery in Poplar Bluff, MO. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Cairo:
Frigidaire & Maytag [gone] Rex Package Liquor [vintage; gone] Carlinville:
Carlyle:
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| Carmi Times [gone] Carmi, IL |
Cafe Mobilgas Casey, IL |
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The Carmi Times was established in 1950 and this sign was probably erected at the same time. This sign was gone by 2022.
The Cafe Mobilgas featured these two signs. The Pegasus, aka the Flying Horse, was the symbol of Mobilgas. When these photos were taken in 2006, the gas pumps had been removed and the restaurant looked like it had been closed for a long time. I believe that the Pegasus sign is gone but the text sign was still there in 2018. [map] |
| Stover's Jewelry [gone] Centralia, IL |
Straith's Jewelry Centralia, IL |
Home Motel [gone] Centralia, IL |
Holiday Motel Centralia, IL |
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The Stover's Jewelry sign appeared to have been reworked at some point. It was gone by 2021. For more, see this website.
Straith's Jewelry was established in 1939. This sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. [map] The Home Motel sign appeared to be from the 1950s. It was gone by 2022. For more, see this website. The Holiday Motel sign features the same design that was used for some other motels in Illinois including the Nashville Motel and the Cinderella Motel. Although the motel has been demolished, the sign remains. [map] |
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Charleston:
Eastside Package Chenoa:
Chester:
Chicago Heights:
Chicago Ridge:
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| Auto Clutch All Brake [gone] Cicero, IL |
Cindy Lyn Motel Cicero, IL |
Rosicky's National Cleaners Cicero, IL |
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Auto Clutch All Brake sold wholesale truck parts/accessories and repairs truck engines. This photo is from 2006. By 2008, the sign was gone.
The Cindy Lyn Motel opened in 1960 and this sign appears to be from then. Around 2021, the sign was repainted. For more, see this website. [map] The Rosicky's National Cleaners sign appears to be from the 1950s. [map] |
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More Cicero:
Town Hall Bowl [gone] Clarendon Hills:
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| Butterfield Jewelers Collinsville, IL |
Independent Order of Odd Fellows [gone] Collinsville, IL |
Horseshoe Lounge & Restaurant Collinsville, IL |
Southwest Ice Arena Crestwood, IL |
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Butterfield Jewelers was established in 1936. In 1954, the company moved to this former bank building. The sign is probably from then. [map]
This Independent Order of Odd Fellows sign was probably from the 1930s or 1940s. The lodge was built in 1848. The sign was gone by 2016. The Horseshoe Lounge & Restaurant sign appears to be from the 1950s. [map] The Southwest Ice Arena opened in 1975 and this sign appears to be from then. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Collinsville:
Ashmann's Pharmacy [gone] Countryside:
Crest Hill:
More Crestwood:
Crete:
Creve Couer:
Crystal Lake:
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| Hotel Harwal [gone] Danville, IL |
Millikin Dry Cleaners [gone] Danville, IL |
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The Hotel Harwal sign is probably from the 1920s or 1930s. It was removed in 2015 out of safety concerns and put in storage.
Millikin Dry Cleaners was established in 1919. This sign is probably from the 1940s or 1950s. The business closed in 2014. This photo is from 2010. The store remains vacant and the sign was gone by 2023. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
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More Danville:
Candle Lite Motel [vintage; gone] Little Nugget Steakhouse This Is It Furniture |
| Sandy's Motel [gone] Decatur, IL |
Soy City Motel Decatur, IL |
Del's Popcorn Shop Decatur, IL |
Raupp's Shoes Decatur, IL |
Rigdon Auto Glass Decatur, IL |
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The Sandy's Motel sign appeared to be from the 1950s. It fell over in a windstorm in 2023. It is now in a private collection. A new sign is being produced.
The Soy City Motel name is a reference to Decatur's nickname and claim to be the Soybean Capital of the World. For more, see this website. [map] Del's Popcorn Shop opened in 1934 as The Popcorn Shop. In 1946, the name was changed to Del's Popcorn Shop. I assume this sign was built at that time. Another location opened in Springfield, IL in 1980. For more, see this website. [map] Raupp's Shoes opened here in 1909. This sign is probably from the 1940s or 1950s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] The Rigdon Auto Glass sign is probably from the 1960s. Around 2020, the plastic text panel was removed and replaced with a new panel for Stephens Auto Glass. The balls have been painted a plum color. [photo thanks Wes Worsham] [map] |
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More Decatur:
Chinese Tea Garden [map] Elam's Root Beer King-Lar Company Pines Shopping Center Pla-Mor Lanes DeKalb:
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| Sugar Bowl Restaurant Des Plaines, IL |
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| The Sugar Bowl restaurant opened in 1921. This sign was built in 1957. The text on the bottom part of the sign originally alternated between "Sweet Shop" and "Ice Cream". In 2009, the new owner wanted to alter the sign with a new business name but the City prohibited it. The name was kept but the text on the lower part of the sign was changed to read "Pancakes and More". For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
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More Des Plaines:
Choo-Choo Grill Sim's Bowl [gone] |
| Hey Brothers Ice Cream Dixon, IL |
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| Hey Brothers Ice Cream was produced in northwestern Illinois from the 1910s to the early 1990s. This sign hangs at a long-closed factory in Dixon which was the last to close. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Dixon:
Budweiser Walter C. Knack Co. [gone] Dolton:
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