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| Nevada Signs (page 2) |
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| former Club 449'er Elko, NV |
Silver Dollar Club Elko, NV |
Holiday Motel Elko, NV |
Thunderbird Motel Elko, NV |
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The Club 449'er was located at 449 Railroad St. The bar is long gone but this part of the sign remains. At some point between 2014 and 2018, the neon was removed and the sign was painted yellow. It was adapted for the Cabo Bar. By 2021, the sign was painted black for the Punch Bowl. For more, see this website. [map]
The Silver Dollar Club sign has been here since at least the 1940s. For more, see this website. [map] The Holiday Motel sign is probably from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [map] The Thunderbird Motel was built in 1965. Around 2019, the neon Thunderbird letters were replaced with backlit plastic. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map] |
| Manor Motor Lodge Elko, NV |
Texaco Elko, NV |
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The Manor Motor Lodge sign was originally painted red. It has been here since at least the early 1960s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]
This Texaco sign is located at the Cimarron West RV Park. The gas station that was here has been demolished but the sign remains. It is probably from the late 1960s or 1970s. [map] |
| Centre Motel Elko, NV |
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| The Centre Motel was previously known as the Knapp Hotel. The name was changed by the early 1950s and these signs were adapted then. The motel is set back from the road, hence, the "That-A-Way" and pointing cowboy. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
| Traveler's Motel Elko, NV |
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| The Traveler's Motel sign was painted red originally. It replaced an earlier neon pole sign. This one is probably from the late 1950s or early 1960s. By 2018, the sign was painted red again. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Elko:
Commercial Casino Star Hotel Ranchinn Motor Lodge: 1, 2 [vintage; gone] Telescope Lanes |
| Club Rio Ely, NV |
Shooter's Lounge Ely, NV |
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The Club Rio sign is probably from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [map]
The Shooter's Lounge sign appears to be from the 1960s or later. The pool cue is animated. [map] |
| Hotel Nevada Ely, NV |
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| The Hotel Nevada was built in 1929. This sign was installed by 1950. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
| Nevada Club Ely, NV |
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| The Nevada Club is located on the corner of the Hotel Nevada. These signs were installed sometime after 1950. [map] |
| Wilson-Bates Furniture Ely, NV |
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| Wilson-Bates Furniture was established in 1905. This store opened in 1955 and this sign is from then. [map] |
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More Ely:
Bank Club Cafe [vintage; gone] Ely Hotel Bar [map] El Rancho Motel [map] Liberty Club [map] Plaza Hotel [gone] Stage Stop [map] Town & Country Motel |
| I.H. Kent Company Fallon, NV |
E. H. Hursh Insurance Agency Fallon, NV |
Lariat Motel Fallon, NV |
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The I.H. Kent Company was established in 1892 as a mercantile operation. The company is still operating as the Kent Supply Company. This sign looks like it might be from the 1920s. [map]
The E. H. Hursh Insurance Agency was established in 1919. This sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. [map] The Lariat Motel was built in 1953 and this sign is from then. The cowboy's arm and lariat are lit in three-part animation. The neon lariat moves backward, forward and then encircles the text part of the sign. The motel was demolished in 2005. At that point, the sign was donated to the Churchill Arts Council. In 2013, the sign was restored by YESCO in Reno, NV. It is now located at the Oats Park Art Center in Fallon. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. |
| Ford Fallon, NV |
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| This Ford sign is installed inside Fallon Ford-Toyota. The company started out downtown in 1956 as the Anderson Ford-Mercury dealership. I believe the sign was located there as a pole sign. The business moved to this location in 1976. |
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More Fallon:
Stockman's Restaurant & Casino |
| Overland Hotel [gone] Gardnerville, NV |
French Hotel & Bar Gardnerville, NV |
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The Overland Hotel was built in 1902. This sign was probably from the 1950s. This photo is from 2014. The sign was gone by 2018. For more, see this website.
The French Hotel & Bar was built in 1899 as the Club Bar and Hotel. It was renamed the French Hotel in the 1930s. This sign may be from then. It was restored in the 1990s. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Joe's Tavern Hawthorne, NV |
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| Joe's Tavern opened in 1943. The sign on the left which is now behind the building might be from them. The other signs might be from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Elks Lodge Hawthorne, NV |
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| This Elks Lodge was built in 1946. This sign might be from then or the 1950s. It was restored and relit in 2020. [map] |
| Hawthorne sign Hawthorne, NV |
Outpost Motel Henderson, NV |
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The Hawthorne sign was built in 1950 for the Hawthorne Club. The sign was known as the "Pillar of Light." The club closed in 1973. In 1996, the building was demolished and the sign was moved to its current location at the city's entrance. The sign was blown over in a windstorm in 2017. It was restored and reinstalled in 2018. For more, see this website. [map]
The Outpost Motel was built in 1937. This sign is probably from the 1950s. This photo is from 2014. By 2015, the text panels had been painted red. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Hawthorne:
Holiday Lodge [map] Hazen:
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| Gold Strike Hotel & Gambling Hall (now Terrible's Hotel & Casino) Jean, NV |
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The Gold Strike Hotel & Gambling Hall opened in 1987. I believe these signs are from then. In 2018, the signs were adapted for Terrible's Hotel & Casino. The text bulbs on the entrance sign were replaced with neon. [map] |
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Laughlin:
Laughlin Lou |
| Sunset Motel Lovelock, NV |
Sierra Motel Lovelock, NV |
Covered Wagon Motel Lovelock, NV |
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The Sunset Motel may have opened in 1928. The sign is probably from the 1940s or 1950s. The panel on top must have had nicer paint originally. The bottom panel has a tin border. Both panels had neon originally. [map]
The long-closed Sierra Motel had two other pole signs which are gone now. This sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] The Covered Wagon Motel was built in 1949. This sign was there by the 1960s. [map] |
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More Lovelock:
Felix's Bank Club [vintage; gone] McDermitt:
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| Club 50 Cafe [gone] McGill, NV |
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| The Club 50 Cafe has been closed for decades. The highway shield shaped sign was probably from the 1950s. This photo is from 2017. The sign was gone by 2018 and is now in a private collection. |
| Sue's Motel Mina, NV |
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| The Sue's Motel sign on the right is probably from the 1940s or 1950s. The vertical sign is probably from the 1960s. [map] |
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Mountain City:
Miner's Club [map] |
| Plaza Motel Overton, NV |
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| The Plaza Motel opened in 1955. This sign appears to be from then. [map] |
| Sportsman's Club Overton, NV |
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| The Sportsman's Club opened in 1955. This sign was installed then. It is about eight feet wide. The trout was never animated but it has been lit continuously since it was built. The fish is lit with green neon while the text is yellow. The painted sign on the front of the building was replaced with rocks sometime after 2011. [map] |
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