The Woodard Rug Cleaners sign is modern and was installed after 2022. It features a rolled-up carpet in a tub with a bar of soap and an animated scrub brush. The company was established in 1946. [map]

The Park Plaza Courts motel was part of a chain with five other locations in West Tulsa, Flagstaff, Amarillo, Raton, and Texarkana built from the early 1940s through the 1950s. Except for Raton, they were all on Route 66 and purposefully spaced a day's drive apart. The St. Louis location was the fifth, built in 1948. It originally had a smaller, neon pole sign with the wording "Park Plaza Court" and an AAA oval logo integrated into the design. That sign was probably replaced with the larger sign in the 1950s when a similar sign for the Flagstaff location was built.

Around 1966, the St. Louis location became the Ozark Plaza Motel and the Park Plaza sign was removed and sold at an auction. The owner bought the sign for $100 and put it inside a shed at his farm. Around 2020, it was donated to the Sunset Hills Historical Society. At that point, the Neon Heritage Preservation Committee of the Route 66 Association of Missouri became involved in restoring the sign. It was taken to Piros Signs of Barnhart, Missouri where it sat around for a few years awaiting approval by the City and a location was found to display the sign. An anonymous donor covered the cost which was about $70,000.

Piros Signs polished the 24-foot-tall porcelain panels and replaced the internal components. When the shop received the sign, it read "Park Plaza Motor Hotel," a later name. The text was changed back to the original "Park Plaza Courts." There was very little neon tubing left on the sign and they had to make a "best guess" on the colors. The rings at the top of the sign flash sequentially and the arrow is lit in three-phase animation. In 2024, the sign was installed in front of a Holiday Inn near its original location. [map]

The Weather Ball is installed on the roof of the Missouri State Life Insurance Company Building. General American Life moved into the building in the 1930s. The company added this Weather Ball in 1956. The round structure below the ball had neon letters spelling out "General American Life." The ball was lit in red for warm weather, blue for cooler weather, green for no change, and flashed when precipitation was expected. The Weather Ball went dark in the late 1960s. It was restored to be lit in red in 2001 when the building began housing the Terra Cotta Lofts. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Tanner Studio was a photography studio. The business was long gone but this sign remained. It is probably from the 1940s or 1950s. This photo is from 2012. In 2014, the sign was removed and is now in a private collection. For more, see this website.

The Goody Goody Diner opened in 1948. This sign was built during a remodeling in 1957. I believe it was originally painted red with white letters. At some point, the sign was painted blue and had white lettering. Text that read "A St. Louis Tradition since 1954" was painted over. The 1954 date must have been a reference to the change in ownership and when car hops were added. In 2018, the sign was replaced with new panels of the same shape and backlit plastic letters. In 2019, the building was damaged in a fire. By 2021, the sign and most of the building were gone. For more, see this website.

The Style Cleaners' neon sign was probably from the 1950s. The clock and plastic panels were probably from the 1960s. This photo is from 2010. By 2014, the store had closed and the sign was gone.

The Pevely Dairy Co. was founded in the 1880s. In 2012, the production plant buildings and smokestack were demolished. However, this building remains for now. The terra cotta milk bottles were removed from the building's entrance. Part of the sign was knocked over on the roof. The letter "P" crashed to the ground when workers were trying to remove the sign. It was destroyed. The "EVELEY" letters were still laying on the roof as of 2015. The building was demolished in 2017. It's not known if the remaining letters were saved. They were 1980s replacements from an older sign. For more, see this website.

Trautwein's Shoes closed in 2003 but the sign and window displays remained until 2011. The sign was moved to the Antique Warehouse. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

A more modern Red Goose sign hung above this former shoe store. Around 2019, the panels were gone. The frame was used to display new bright yellow panels for a museum.

Danno's American Pub opened in 2009. The bar was previously known as Georges Route 66 Bar & Grill. There has been a bar here since at least the 1980s. This cocktail sign was probably modern. It was gone by 2018.