Lott Furniture opened here in 1935. The store was still open when this photo was taken in 2010. The store closed around 2013. The building was vacant but the sign was still there in 2016. The buildings are being converted into apartments. This sign was removed in 2017 but put back up soon after that. I'm told that it is lit even though the store itself has closed. For more, see this website. [map]

The Redwood Court was originally known as the Redwood Tourist Court and was operating by the 1940s. There was a smaller, simpler sign there then. This sign was probably from the late 1940s or 1950s. It was removed around 2021.

There are still a number of these Kroger supermarket cube signs in Mississippi and many other states but they are getting rarer. I believe they were built in the 1970s. By 2022, this Kroger had closed and the panels in this sign were gone.

The Cinderella store originally housed the Cinderella Slipper Shop, a shoe store. In recent years, the building housed Cinderella's Spatique. This photo is from 2007. By 2013, the sign was gone. The building is gone now as well.

I believe Jared's Sandwich Shop was still a new business when this photo was taken in 2007. The sign was either vintage in mint condition, with appropriately changed lettering, or it was an extremely faithful copy of an old sign. By 2008, the building and sign were gone.

The Rock House Trading Post is a gun shop and pawnbroker. When they moved, they brought along this sign. The sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. It may have been re-texted. For more, see this website. [map]

Graham Transfer & Storage Co. was established in 1932. This sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

The Imperial Laundry was established in 1944. This sign might be from then or the 1950s. [map]

The Weidmann's restaurant opened in 1870. It moved to its current location in 1923. This sign might be from the 1950s. It was taken down when the building was renovated around 2001. It was stored in a garage until it was sold at auction. The restaurant then bought back the sign from the person that had purchased it. [map]

The Frishman Department Store is gone but this Red Goose Shoes sign remains. There are only a few Red Goose signs still on display around the country. [map]

This obelisk-shaped sign at Tom's Automotive Service appears to be backlit plastic. The business opened in 1952 and this sign may be from then. [map]

This directional sign was built by the Balton Sign Co. of Memphis. It was installed in 1945. The arrow points to downtown. It also proudly mentions the city's status as the first city to have electrical service from the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) New Deal program in 1934. For more, see this website. [map]

Wheel Estate Mobile Homes was established in 1967 and this sign is probably from then. [map]

This Mississippi Valley Gas Company sign was originally installed at the Winona office. It was installed in the parking lot of Dee's Pizza Inn by 2008. It has now been moved inside Dee's.

This Supervalu sign appears to be a 2-D version of the fiberglass statues used in conjunction with Big John supermarkets. I believe the name of the store here originally was the Big Star Grocery. Some people recall him being called "Big Jim" or "Rusty". The Big John chain started out as the Big Star chain. It's not known if this sign preceded the statues or if he was created during the same time period. I suppose it's also possible that, at some point, the sign replaced a damaged statue. The store was destroyed by a fire in 2015. There are plans to rebuild. I assume the sign will remain. For more, see this website. [map]