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| Norge Village Laundry & Dry Cleaning Signs (page 3) |
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| former Norgetown Salina, KS |
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| This Norgetown globe is installed on the roof of the Missing Sock Laundromat. The globe had been repainted by 2008. See the signs below for what would have been the original colors. [map] |
| former Norgetown [gone] Louisville, KY |
Norge Laundry & Cleaning Village Hagerstown, MD |
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This Norgetown globe sign in Louisville was still there and reads "B. Klean Coin Laundry" although the building had been occupied by Dangerous Minds Tattoo & Barber Shop since around 2010. By 2015, the tattoo shop and the band around the middle of the globe were gone. Around 2018, the globe was gone.
The Hagerstown location has a flat plastic sign. This location has been vacant for many years but the sign remains. [map] |
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More Kentucky:
Ashland [gone] |
| KD Sales [gone] Kalamazoo, MI |
St. Ignace Laundromat St. Ignace, MI |
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KD Sales updated this Norge Village sign for their party supplies business. The laundromat left behind a Norge Village clock which has since been removed. The Norge Village globe sign remained in place even when KD Sales had moved across the street by 2012. However, by 2015, the sign was gone.
The St. Ignace Laundromat was no longer a Norge Village but kept the sign. In 2017, the business closed and the new owner was trying to sell or get rid of the sign. However, it looks like the globe might be staying. The building now houses Harbor Hope Coffee. The text panel was replaced but the globe sign is still there. [map] |
| former Norge Village Laundry Detroit, MI |
Washboard Coin Laundry Iron Mountain, MI |
former Norgetown Cleaners Allen Park, MI |
Wondermat [gone] Maplewood, MN |
Holiday Launderama [gone] Kansas City, MO |
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This battered Norge Village Laundry sign in Detroit stands on a vacant lot. [map]
This striped Norgetown globe was installed at the Washboard Coin Laundry when this photo was taken. It is the only Norge Ball that was still lit and spinning. The bearings were replaced around 2007 but it has the original motor. Around 2018, the laundromat closed and U.P. Pawn moved into the building. The globe has been painted with black stripes now and the band reads "Broullire Corner." I don't know if the globe still spins and/or is lit at night. [map] This Norgetown Cleaners in Allen Park was doing business as Park Place Cleaners when this photo was taken in 2011. The building now houses a bike store but the sign remains. [map] There was also a Norge Village sign in Allen Park, MI. The Wondermat sign and laundry in Maplewood were from 1961. This photo is from around 2001. By 2011, the sign was gone. The Holiday Launderama probably had a Norge Village globe sign originally. I have not seen a double-decker plastic panel combination like this anywhere else. This photo is from 2010. By 2011, the top panel was missing and the bottom panel was badly broken. They were replaced with a new Holiday Launderama sign by 2013. |
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More Michigan:
Germfask [gone] Highland Park [map] |
| Norge Village Laundry [gone] Rolla, MO |
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| The Norge Village Laundry sign stood on the lot of an abandoned gas station in 2005. By 2010, the station was occupied by PJ's Auto Source and the sign had been repainted. By 2013, the sign and business were gone. |
| Norge Village Laundry Monroe City, MO |
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| This Norge Village Laundry is now known as the Wilson Village Laundry but this sign remains. If there was a Norge globe sign, it's long gone. [map] |
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Montana:
Deer Lodge [gone] |
| Glen Raven Norge Village Laundry Burlington, NC |
Norge Village Laundry [gone] Greensboro, NC |
Norge Home Appliances [gone] Hamlet, NC |
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The Norge Village globe sign at the Glen Raven Norge Village Laundry is missing its midsection. The laundromat is still open. [second photo thanks Robby Delius] [map]
This Norge Village Laundry globe sign in Greensboro had been painted white. The business below was no longer a laundromat when this photo was taken in 2009. The flat sign was probably a painted over Norge plastic sign. The Norge Village globe sign was still there in 2014 but gone by 2015. This Norge Home Appliances neon sign hung above the Richmond Upholstery shop when this photo was taken in 2009. By 2013, the sign was gone. There were other neon Norge signs in Grapeland, TX (gone?) and Milford, UT. |
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More North Carolina:
Clayton |
| Bubba & Company [gone] Fargo, ND |
Norge Village Laundry North Platte, NE |
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The Bubba & Company Norge Village globe sign was broken and being swallowed up by a tree. In 2019, the property was being developed and the sign was gone.
This Norge Village Laundry globe sign in North Platte is located at the Star Laundromat. [map] |
| Manchester Karate Studio Manchester, NH |
Norge Laundromat [gone] Little Falls, NJ |
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The Manchester Karate Studio had been there since 1984. It was gone in 2023 but the Norge Village Laundry globe sign remains on the roof. [map]
The Norge Laundromat in Little Falls probably had a complementary globe sign at one time. The laundry had been closed for at least a few years. By 2017, a fitness center had moved in and the panel sign was gone. |
| Video Palace Tucumcari, NM |
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| The Video Palace had updated the band around this Norge Village globe sign with their store's name at some point. The store had been closed since at least 2007. Around 2020, the building began housing the Tucumcari Zia Club and the band around the globe was repainted. [map] |
| former Fashion Care Corp. Albany, NY |
Sharkey's Stove Headquarters & Appliances [gone] Poughkeepsie, NY |
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The Fashion Care Corp. cleaners closed in 2011. Since that same year, the building has housed Futia's Tuxedo, Bridal & Prom Gowns. The Norge Village globe sign still remains. [map]
In addition to their laundromat signs, Norge also produced signs for appliance stores like this one at Sharkey's Stove Headquarters & Appliances. Sharkey's was gone but this sign was still there when this photo was taken in 2010. By 2012, the sign was gone. |
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More New York:
Falconer [gone] |
| Norgetown Laundromat & Dry Cleaners Sanford, ME (now Cincinnati, OH) |
Mt. Washington Cleaners Cincinnati, OH |
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The Norgetown Laundromat & Dry Cleaners closed in 2009 and moved down the street. The globe sign is now located at the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati, OH. It is believed that the flat panel was scrapped.
The Mt. Washington Cleaners Norge Village globe sign is installed on a freestanding pole next to the laundromat. This photo is from 2009. The place is now known as a Queen City Coin Laundry. [map] |
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More Ohio:
Dayton |
| Winning Spot Laundry Portland, OR |
Grapevine Laundry [gone] North East, PA |
Wilson Wash-A-Teria Easton, PA |
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The Norge Village globe sign at the Winning Spot Laundry has some damage and fading. [map]
The Norge Village globe sign at the Grapevine Laundry had been painted purple. North East is known for its vineyards. Grapevine operated here 2004-2011. This photo is from 2010. By 2012, the business had been renamed the North East Laundry Basket. The band around the Norge Village globe was adapted. The laundromat had closed by 2018. By 2024, the globe sign was gone. The rooftop Wilson Wash-A-Teria Norge Village globe sign is in great shape. The laundromat below is still in operation. [map] |
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More Pennsylvania:
York [gone] South Carolina:
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Norge Signs page 2 |
Norge Signs page 4 |
Main Signs Page |
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