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| Illinois Signs (page 4) |
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| Merichka's Restaurant Crest Hill, IL |
Southwest Ice Arena Crestwood, IL |
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The Merichka's Restaurant was established in 1933. This sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. For more, see this website. [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 Crestwood:
Portillo's Hot Dogs 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 |
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 |
| Lothson's Karry Out DeKalb, IL |
Sullivan's Drive-in DeKalb, IL |
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Lothson's Karry Out opened in 1949 and moved to this location at some point later on. These signs are probably from the 1950s. [map]
Sullivan's Drive-in, now known as Sullivan's Tavern, opened in 1945. This sign was probably built then. The arrow apparently had bulbs originally that were replaced with neon tubing. [map] |
| 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. The company was established by Abram, Ira, and Henry Hey. This sign is probably from the 1950s. It hangs at a long-closed factory in Dixon which was the last one 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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