The DeWitt Motor Co. was selling Oldsmobiles in the 1940s on the south side of town. By the early 1950s, the company had added Cadillacs. This sign might be from then. The store closed around 1968 and the building began housing Rockford Dodge. This sign has been located behind a building on the north side of town since at least 2011. I believe the sign was sold in 2024. [map]

This photo of the Blackhawk Village Inn & Lodge sign is from 2009. Around 2014, the motel became a Knights Inn and the sign was removed. The neon sign is now in a private collection.

The Stone Motel sign was probably built in the 1950s. This photo is from 2010. By 2013, the sign was gone.

The Mitchell's Food Mart opened in the early 1950s and expanded to the adjacent building in 1957. This sign is probably from then. [map]

Al's Steak House was established in 1959. This sign might be from then or the 1960s. [map]

The Stefanich's Restaurant was established in 1933. This sign is probably from the 1950s. It was reworked in 2005. The porcelain enamel panels were painted over when the sign was adapted. "Chicken" was changed to "Restaurant", "Tavern" was changed to "Lounge", and the "'s" has been dropped from "Stefanich's". By 2017, the sign was repainted again and the "s" was added. The restaurant had closed by 2018 and the building now houses a Mexican restaurant. This sign remains. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The Hotel Plaza was built in 1910 as the Hobb's Hotel. It became the Hotel Plaza in the 1940s. These signs might be from then or the 1950s. [map]