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| Illinois Signs (page 4) |
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| Sandy's Motel [gone] Decatur, IL |
Soy City Motel Decatur, IL |
Del's Popcorn Shop Decatur, IL |
Elam's Drive-in 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. It was replaced with a rectangular, backlit plastic box sign.
The Soy City Motel was built in 1960 and this sign is probably from then. The 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. It move to this location in the early 1940s. This sign may have been built then. In 1946, the name was changed to Del's Popcorn Shop. The sign's "The" was covered up with the small "Del's" panel. Another location opened in Springfield, IL in 1980. For more, see this website. [map] Elam's Drive-in originally operated as the Silverfross Drive-in. There were at least three other locations in DeKalb, Ottawa, and Streator, IL. In 1954, the Decatur location was sold and renamed Elam's Silverfross Drive-in. This sign was probably built then. It projected from the roof of the building. The building was demolished in 1989. The sign is now displayed inside Drive-in Antiques and More. [map] |
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| King-Lar Company Decatur, IL |
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| The King-Lar Company was established in 1927 as a furnace and roofing company. Around 1956, this building was constructed. These signs are probably from then. [map] |
| Raupp's Shoes Decatur, IL |
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| Raupp's Shoes was originally located in Blue Mound, IL and moved here in 1909. This Florsheim sign and storefront are probably from the 1940s and/or 1950s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
| Rigdon Auto Glass Decatur, IL |
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| 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 were painted a plum color. [first photo thanks Wes Worsham] [map] |
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More Decatur:
Chinese Tea Garden [gone] 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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| Duellman's Motel [gone] Downers Grove, IL |
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Du Quoin, IL |
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Duellman's Motel closed sometime after this 2006 photo was taken. The sign was removed sometime after 2012. For more, see this website.
This Independent Order of Odd Fellows sign is probably from the 1950s. FLT stands for Friendship, Love, and Truth. [map] |
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More Downers Grove:
Tivoli Bowl Dwight:
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| Schnee's Lounge [gone] East Dubuque, IL |
East St. Louis Daily Journal East St. Louis, IL |
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Schnee's Lounge has been abandoned since at least 2007. The vitrolite facade was missing some tiles when this photo was taken in 2009. By 2013, the building and sign were gone. For more, see this website.
The East St. Louis Daily Journal was established in 1888. It was renamed the St. Clair and Madison Counties Evening and Sunday Journal in 1958. It became the the Metro-East Journal in 1964 and then stopped publication in 1979. This building was built in 1936 and has been vacant for decades. This sign is probably from the 1950s. [map] |
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More East Dubuque:
Timmerman's Supper Club & Motor Inn [gone] |
| Kriege Hardware (now Dewey's Pizza) Edwardsville, IL |
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| The Kriege Hardware store opened in this building around 1948. This sign is probably from then. The store closed in 2011. In 2012, the sign was adapted by the new tenant, Dewey's Pizza. [map] |
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