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New Mexico Signs: Albuquerque (page 2)

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MG's Grand
Liquors [gone]
Albuquerque, NM		 Zia Motor Lodge
Albuquerque, NM		 Loma Verde Motel
Albuquerque, NM		 Silver Fox
Lounge [gone]
Albuquerque, NM
MG's Grand Liquors probably went by a different name originally. The store is still there but this sign is gone. The photo above is from 2006. Apparently, the sign was restored and moved to Socorro, NM by 2011 for a movie shoot. Shortly thereafter, the sign was blown down in a storm and significantly damaged. It is now in storage and there are no immediate plans to repair it.

The Zia Motor Lodge was built around 1938 as the Zia Lodge. By 1961, a smaller zia symbol sign was replaced with this one. The sign panel came from the Sentry Hiway House motel and was reworked for the Zia Lodge. The starburst at the top of the sign flashed at night. The motel was demolished in 2005 but this sign remains on the vacant lot. For more, see this website. [map]

The Loma Verde Motel was probably built around the 1930s. This sign is most likely from the 1950s. It probably had stars or other neon shapes on the poles between the top and the bottom of the sign. This photo is from 2012. By 2021, most of the neon had been removed and the sign had been painted over. For more, see this website. [map]

The Silver Fox Lounge closed in 2009 and the sign was removed. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Creamland Dairies
Albuquerque, NM		 Western View Diner
& Steak House
Albuquerque, NM		 Luna Lodge
Albuquerque, NM		 Tewa Lodge
Albuquerque, NM
Creamland Dairies was established in 1937. The company moved to this location in 1948. This sign may be from then. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Western View Diner & Steak House opened in 1941. This sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

The Luna Lodge was built in 1949. This sign may be from the 1960s. In 2012, the property was redeveloped as apartments. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

The Tewa Lodge was built in 1946. This sign is probably from the 1960s. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

El Vado Motel
Albuquerque, NM
2012: 2017:
The El Vado Motel opened in 1937 as the El Vado Auto Court. This sign is probably from the 1950s. The motel closed in 2005 and was threatened with demolition. It is now owned by the City. In 2014, plans were announced to convert the motel into a boutique motel with shops and a food court. Remodeling is expected to start in 2016. Just after this photo was taken in 2012, it was announced that the sign would be restored with grant money. By 2016, the sign had been restored and was on display at the Albuquerque Museum. In 2017, the sign was reinstalled on the property. The motel buildings are still being worked on and will house a boutique motel and retail shops. For more, see this website. [map]

Dog House Drive-in
Albuquerque, NM
The Dog House Drive-in opened in the early 1950s. The stand moved two blocks down the road in 1969. The original sign was moved to the new building which was identical in size and floor plan. The neon dog's tail wags in three-part animation. He also gobbles an animated string of six hot dog links. The neon text on the sign is static. The sign is about twenty feet long. The neon is occasionally damaged by hail and swiftly repaired. There was also a similar pole sign at one time. I don't know if it was ever at this location or if it was only at the first one. For more, see this website. [map]

Peoples Flowers
Nob Hill
Albuquerque, NM
2021: 2024:
Peoples Flowers [gone]
downtown
Albuquerque, NM
Peoples Flowers was founded in 1944 and now has four locations in the Albuquerque area. I believe that only these two locations have vintage signs.

The sign projecting from the roof at the Nob Hill location was removed around 2022. The sign on the side of the building was replaced with the one from the front of the downtown location. For more, see this website. [map]

The downtown location shown above closed and the signs were removed by 2022.

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