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Oregon Signs (page 1)

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Albany:
Lassen RV

Pheasant Grill
Arlington, OR
I believe the Pheasant Grill was built in 1966. These signs appear to be from then. The pheasant's wings flash on and off to convey a sense of movement. It was restored in 2016. For more, see this website. [map]

Ashland Motel
Ashland, OR		 Omar's
Ashland, OR
The Ashland Motel is now known as the M Ashland Motel. The sign was probably built in the 1950s or 1960s. The neon tubing has been removed. For more, see this website. [map]

Omar's opened in 1946. The sign on the roof might be from then. The pole sign is probably from the 1960s. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

More Ashland:
Manor Motel [map]

The Schooner (now T. Paul's Supper Club)
Astoria, OR
2008: 2015:
The Schooner was originally a tavern. In 2004, it was transformed into the Schooner On Twelfth, an upscale restaurant and bar. I don't know if this is a refurbished or modern sign. In 2009, the restaurant became T. Paul's Supper Club. The sign was repainted around 2011. [map]

Portway Tavern
Astoria, OR		 Desdemona Club
Astoria, OR
The Portway Tavern opened in 1925 as the Portway Cafe. Sometime after 1931, it became a tavern. This sign is probably from the 1940s or 1950s. For more, see this website. [map]

The Desdemona Club opened in 1934. This sign might be from the 1960s or it might be much more modern. The waves at the bottom refer to the nearby Columbia River. [map]

More Astoria:
Custard King
Gimre's Shoes

Masonic Temple
Baker City, OR		 Farmers
Insurance [gone]
Baker City, OR		 Little Pig
Baker City, OR
This painted opal glass globes at this Masonic Temple might be from the 1920s or 1930s. [map]

This Farmers Insurance sign might have been from the 1950s. By 2018, the sign was gone.

The Little Pig opened around 1952. This sign is probably from then. The restaurant closed in the 1980s. For a while, the building was used as office space. It reopened as the Little Pig in 2004 and the sign was taken out of storage and reinstalled. The panels were previously painted red. The text is lit with pink neon. The pig is composed of pink, red, orange, and white neon. The sign is about seven feet long. For more, see this website. [map]

Oregon Trail Cleaners
Baker City, OR		 Veterans of Foreign Wars
Baker City, OR		 Elks Lodge
Baker City, OR
This crown sign hangs above the canopy of the Oregon Trail Cleaners. I don't know if this crown advertised for a prior business at this location. [map]

This Veterans of Foreign Wars sign appears to be from the 1950s. The sign was restored around 2013. This photo is from 2016. There was a V.F.W. panel installed above it which was probably added in the 1960s. That panel was removed around 2013. For more, see this website. [map]

This Elks Lodge sign is probably from the 1960s. [map]

Baker Truck Corral
Baker City, OR		 M&J Tavern
Bend, OR
The Baker Truck Corral sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. The sign was repainted around 2015. The text panel was previously painted green. This photo is from 2016. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The M&J Tavern opened in the 1940s and this sign appears to be from then. It appears to have been restored just before this 2016 photo was taken. The sign may have advertised for another business previously. [map]

More Baker City:
Baker Classic Bowl

More Bend:
Mid-State Meat Co.

Silver Spur Motel
Burns, OR		 Independent Order
of Odd Fellows
Burns, OR
The Silver Spur Motel sign is probably from the 1960s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The painted opal glass globes at the Independent Order of Odd Fellows are probably from the 1920s or 1930s. The three-link chain represents Friendship, Love and Truth. [map]

More Burns:
Central Hotel: 1, 2 [map]
City Center Motel
Ponderosa Village

Canby:
Canby Bowl [gone]

Cascade Locks:
East Wind Drive-in

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