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New Hampshire Signs

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Stateline
Market [gone]
Pelham, NH
Yoken's Restaurant
Portsmouth, NH
The Stateline Market is just across the Massachusetts border. In 2020, the neon was removed from the sign and the letters were replaced with backlit plastic.

Yoken's Restaurant opened in 1947 and this sign is from then. Yoken's closed in 2004 was demolished in 2005. The sign remained but was covered up with a vinyl covering. In 2013, it was announced that the sign will be restored and adapted for "Yoken's Plaza" which is being developed on the site. The animated neon and flashing bulbs will be repaired. The cost for the refurbishing is about $40,000. The sign will be reinstalled and relit in 2015. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

Howard's Leather Store
Spofford, NH
Howard's Leather Store features two great plastic signs. They opened in 1966 and these signs were installed then. [map]

Weirs Beach
Weirs Beach, NH
Channel Waterfront Cottages
Weirs Beach, NH
Lord Hampshire Motel
& Cottages
Winnisquam, NH
The Weirs Beach sign was built in 1956. The sign was originally painted yellow and black. The sign was nearly destroyed in 2002. It was restored in 2005. Weirs Beach is a popular tourist destination with amusement parks, beaches, and boating. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The Channel Waterfront Cottages opened in the 1920s. This sign appears to be from the 1950s or earlier. [map]

The Lord Hampshire Motel & Cottages opened in 1946. This sign was probably from the 1950s and possibly updated in the 1960s. This photo is from 2004. The sign has been replaced with a plastic and digital version. [map]

More New Hampshire:
Shackett's Supermarket (Bristol)
Colonial Motel (Conway)
Ross Furniture Co. (Dover)
Rexall Drug (Hampton Beach)
Proctor's Lakehouse Cottages (Laconia) [map]
Tamarack Restaurant (Laconia)
Profile Motel (Lincoln)
Thayer's Inn (Littleton) [map]
Puritan Ice Cream (Manchester) [map]
IOOF (Nashua) [map]
Leda Lanes (Nashua)
Bowl-O-Rama [gone] (Portsmouth)
Friendly Toast (Portsmouth; inside)

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