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| New York Signs (page 1) |
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| Lombardo's Restaurant (now Hattie's Restaurant) Albany, NY |
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| Lombardo's Restaurant, aka Lombardo's Grill, opened in 1932. The sign was built a few years later and restored in 2000. The restaurant closed in 2018 but the sign remained. In 2023, it was removed by the Saxton Sign Co. of Castleton-on-Hudson, NY which built the sign originally. It was adapted for Hattie's Restaurant. [map] |
| Brown Derby [gone] Albany, NY |
Bob & Ron's Fish Fry [gone] Albany, NY |
Supersonic Car Wash Albany, NY |
Diana's Wine & Spirits Albany, NY |
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The Brown Derby opened in 2008. This sign was based on the one that was installed on top of the long-gone, hat-shaped Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood, CA. The sign was gone by 2011. For more, see this website.
Bob & Ron's Fish Fry opened in 1948 as Bob & Art's. The restaurant moved to this location in 1952. In the late 1950s, the sign was either altered or replaced with this one. The restaurant closed in 2015 and the sign was sold to a collector. Apparently, he only took the arrow, some neon letters, and the panels from one side of the sign. The remains of the panels were still there in 2016. For more, see this website. This Supersonic Car Wash was built in the 1960s. Around 2017, the neon letters were replaced with backlit plastic letters. [map] The Diana's Wine & Spirits sign is probably from the 1950s. [map] |
| Colonie Animal Hospital Albany, NY |
Huck Finn's Warehouse [gone] Albany, NY |
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The Colonie Animal Hospital features freestanding metal letters along its roofline. My guess is that these are from the 1950s. The building was painted yellow around 2014. Around 2023, the building was painted white again and the letters are now black. [map]
This Huck Finn's Warehouse sign was built around 1997. It was repainted in 2008. In 2023, during site redevelopment, the sign was removed. It is now in a private collection. |
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More Albany:
American Auto Glass [map] Elbo Room New York Auto Radiator and Body [map] Westgate Shopping Center Albertson:
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| Spot Restaurant Alexandria Bay, NY |
Old Homestead Restaurant Alexandria Bay, NY |
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| The Spot Restaurant and the Old Homestead Restaurant were next-door neighbors. Both of them have been replaced with other businesses but the signs have been allowed to stay. [map] |
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Amsterdam:
American Legion |
| Modern Snack Bar Aquebogue, NY |
Oliver's Candies [gone] Batavia, NY |
Walter's Shoe Store [gone] Binghamton, NY |
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The Modern Snack Bar opened in 1950. This sign was built by the Niemeyer Sign Company and installed in 1956. The neon still works but the arrow's bulbs no longer chase. For more, see this website. [map]
Oliver's Candies opened in 1932. The sign was built in the late 1940s. It was originally part of a canopy in front of the entrance. In the 1950s, it was moved to become a freestanding sign. At some point, the chasing bulbs had to be made steady to comply with a local ordinance. In 2014, it was announced that a new sign was being built. It was installed in 2015. The owners supposedly kept the old sign. For more, see this website. [map] Walter's Shoe Store opened in 1946 and closed in July 2003. These signs are gone now. |
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More Batavia:
Adam Miller Toys More Binghamton:
Bolton Landing:
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| former Gatesdale Dairy Bar [gone] Bridgewater, NY |
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| The Gatesdale Dairy Bar opened in 1941 with this flashing milk bottle sign. Originally, "Gatesdale" was painted in script on the bottle. The restaurant later become the Gatesdale Diner. In 2006, the restaurant closed and the building was taken over by Dominick's Italian Bistro. The sign was repainted to represent a wine bottle pouring into a glass. By 2011, Dominick's was closed but the sign was still there. By 2015, the sign was gone. For more, see this website. |
| Flexlume [gone] Buffalo, NY |
Park Florist [gone] Buffalo, NY |
Copper Kettle Grill [gone] Buffalo, NY |
Streng Oldsmobile Buffalo, NY |
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Flexlume was founded in 1904 in Canada. The company moved to Buffalo in 1911. Many of their early signs are still scattered around Western New York and beyond. This sign was built in 1946. In 2022, the company was preparing to move to a new facility in Lackawanna, NY. This sign will be removed and taken to the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati.
The Park Florist sign appears to be from the 1930s or 1940s. This photo is from 2010. By 2014, the building was vacant. The sign was still there in 2016. In 2017, the sign was painted over and adapted for Main Pediatrics. [map] The Copper Kettle Grill was open at least until the early 1980s. It looked like it had been closed for many years when this photo was taken in 2007. By 2010, the sign was gone and the building had been replaced with a laundromat. Buffalo's Streng Oldsmobile dealership closed around 2001. This sign was probably built in the late 1950s. The silver rocket is a reference to Oldsmobile's Rocket V8 engine. When this photo was taken in 2010, this sign was located at Gothic City Architectural Salvage where it was priced for sale at $4,900. The sign is still still there. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Buffalo:
Liquors on the Rox Nortel Grill [gone] |
| Miami Motel Canandaigua, NY |
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| The Miami Motel was built in 1952. This sign was installed then. In 2016, it was removed for restoration. It was reinstalled by 2018. [map] |
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Canajoharie:
Beech-Nut [gone] Canandaigua:
Castleton-on-Hudson:
Clarence:
Colonie:
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| Community Restaurant Cortland, NY |
Endwell Motel Endwell, NY |
Moose Lodge Gloversville, NY |
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The Community Restaurant opened in the 1930s as the Community Coffee Shop. It became the Community Grill in 1940. In 1965, it was renamed the Community Restaurant. I suppose this sign was also adapted for these changes. [map]
The Endwell Motel sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. The restaurant referred to in the sign is now the China Lake restaurant. [map] This Moose Lodge was established in 1910. This sign is probably from the 1950s. [map] |
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More Cortland:
Hilltop Auto [gone] Croghan:
Deer Park:
East Greenbush:
More Endwell:
Esopus:
Far Rockaway:
Fishkill:
Floral Park:
Greece:
Greenport:
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