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Missouri Signs (page 5)

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Masonic
Temple
Marceline, MO
Southpaws
Veterinary Clinic
Maryville, MO
Kay's Floral Affair
& Gardens
Monett, MO
This Masonic Temple sign has painted glass panels. The building is from 1923 but this sign must be from much later. [map]

This Southpaws Veterinary Clinic sign has obviously been adapted from a previous business. I assume it originally advertised for a mobile home dealership or something similar. This photo is from 2010. By 2018, the sign was still there but the windows and doors were shingled over and the house was painted green. [map]

The Kay's Floral Affair & Gardens sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

directional sign
Neosho, MO
This directional sign was built by the Missouri Neon Co. by the late 1950s. It was restored in 2019. The sign points to the downtown business district. [map]

Ramsey's
Nevada Motel [gone]
Nevada, MO
Thorpe's Radio
& Television
Nevada, MO
Rinehart Jewelry
Nevada, MO
Ramsey's Nevada Motel opened in 1960. This photo is from 2010. By 2012, this sign had been replaced with a plastic sign for the Nevada Inn.

Thorpe's Appliances opened in 1945. This sign might be from then. The store closed in 2003. Several businesses operated in the space but the sign remained until around 2016. In 2020, Thorpe's returned to the space. A projecting panel reading "Maytag" was added to the middle of the sign and it was reinstalled. [map]

Rinehart Jewelry opened in 1952 and is still in business. The store moved to this location in 1954. [map]

A&N Hardware
North Kansas City, MO
Golden Door
Motel [gone]
Osage Beach, MO
Lee Mace's Ozark Opry
Osage Beach, MO
A&N Hardware opened in 1942. This sign might be from then or the 1950s. It closed in 2023 but this sign was still there in 2024. [map]

The Golden Door Motel opened in 1965. The door spun in its frame. The motel was demolished in 2017. The sign was still there in 2019 but gone by 2023. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.

Lee Mace's Ozark Opry opened in 1953 and featured variety shows. This sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. The business closed in 2005 and the building began housing a Sears store in 2014. At that point, the original, corrugated plastic panel reading "Ozark Opry" was replaced with a flat plastic panel for Sears. Since 2023, the building has housed a Harbor Freight store and the middle text panel was changed again. For more, see this website. [map]

Beacon Motel
Pacific, MO
Red Cedar Inn
Pacific, MO
Relax Motel
Poplar Bluff, MO
The Beacon Motel was built in 1946 as the Beacon Court. It closed in the early 1980s. In 2006, this sign was saved, restored and installed at a car wash. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The Red Cedar Inn was built in 1934. This sign was built around 1943 and installed as a pole sign. Around 1960, the sign was nearly hit by a car and installed flush on the front of the building. The restaurant closed permanently in 2005. The City of Pacific bought the building in 2017 and removed the sign during renovations. It was restored and installed inside the building in 2023 when it reopened as the Red Cedar Inn Museum & Visitor Center. [map]

The Relax Motel sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. By 2023, the neon was replaced with backlit plastic letters. [map]

More Poplar Bluff:
Belvedere Motel
Godwin's 303 Package & Sporting Goods Store

Smith Bros. Hardware [gone]
Raytown, MO
Raytown Car Wash
Raytown, MO
Smith Bros. Hardware had been here since the 1930s. In 2018, the store closed and the sign was removed. It is now in a private collection. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

The Raytown Car Wash sign is probably from the 1960s. [map]

Clark's Appliances
Raytown, MO
2010: 2024:
Clark's Appliances opened in 1957 and this sign is from then. In 2016, there was a major fire. The store reopened and the sign was restored in 2017, repainting it the original red. For more, see this website. [map]

Fox's Drugs
Raytown, MO
Fox's Drugs opened at this location in 1939. These signs are probably from the 1950s. [map]

More Raytown:
Fun House Pizza

Rolla:
Mule Trading Post

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