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Texas Signs (page 2)

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MidPoint Cafe
Adrian, TX		 Dixie Iron Works
Alice, TX
The MidPoint Cafe takes its name from its location on Route 66 at the halfway point between Chicago and Santa Monica. The restaurant opened in 1956 as Jesse's Cafe. This sign is probably from then. The name was changed to MidPoint Cafe in 1995 and the sign was adapted then. For more, see this website. [map]

Dixie Iron Works was established in 1933. The company has been known as MSI (Manifold Systems Incorporated) since 1987. This sign hangs on one of the company's buildings. The neon tubing holes have been plugged. This was probably built in the 1950s as a pole sign. [map]

Maverick Inn
Alpine, TX
The Maverick Inn was built in the late 1930s as the Grandview Courts. It was known as the Siesta Country Inn until recently. This modern sign was created by Todd Sanders of Roadhouse Relics. [map]

More Alpine:
Cozy Court [map]

Andrews Motor Inn
Andrews, TX		 Malt Shop
Anna, TX
The Andrews Motor Inn sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. Sometime between 2013 and 2016, the old-fashioned message board was replaced with a digital display. [map]

The Malt Shop, also known as Spurlock's Malt Shop, opened in 1959 and this sign appeared to be from then. It probably had neon originally. The sign was missing in 2021 and reappeared in 2024 with paint and LED tubing. In 2025, the business announced that it was closing because the owner of the building had sold it. It's not yet known if the business will be moving or what will happen with the sign. [map]

More Andrews:
Jones McCall Pharmacy [gone]

Aransas Pass:
Bakery Cafe

World Baptist
Fellowship [gone]
Arlington, TX		 Comet Cleaners
Arlington, TX		 Fiesta Motor Inn
Arlington, TX
The World Baptist Fellowship headquarters is still here but this globe sign is gone. It was installed in the 1960s and never revolved. This photo is from 2006. By 2011, the globe had been replaced with a modern plastic sign.

Comet Cleaners was founded in 1923 in Dallas, TX. The chain has 350 locations in 17 states, mostly in the Southwest, and in Mexico. This location and sign are from the early 1960s. It is the last of the company's old signs. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The Fiesta Motor Inn sign is probably from the 1950s. Sometime after 2009, the "Motor Inn" neon part of the sign was replaced with the plastic "Americas Best Value" plastic box. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Oasis Motel
Arlington, TX		 Candlelite Inn
Arlington, TX
The Oasis Motel was built in 1965. This sign appears to be from then. [map]

The Candlelite Inn restaurant opened in 1957. In 2014, the building was remodeled and the signs were restored. The candle-shaped sign was moved from its pole near the road to the ground near the front door. For more, see this website. [map]

Bill's Trim Shop
Arlington, TX		 Babe's
Chicken Dinner House
Arlington, TX
The Bill's Trim Shop opened in 1955. This sign is probably from then. The store had moved by 2022 but this sign remains. [map]

Babe's Chicken Dinner House restaurant has featured this cowboy sign inside since it opened in 2010. The sign was built around 1945 for the Corral Grill in Dumas, TX. It was repainted and restored by the Wellborn Sign Co. in Amarillo, TX in 2007. The cowboy's lasso is animated. For more, see this website.

Caravan Motor Hotel
Arlington, TX
2011: 2017:

Caravan Inn [gone]
River Oaks, TX
2006: 2011:
The Caravan Motor Hotel was built in the late 1950s or early 1960s. Around 2016, the main corrugated text panels were replaced with flat plastic panels. The motel was demolished in 2024. The sign was either restored or replica panels built with the new name of the "Caravan Court Hotel." It was installed in 2026. [map]

The Caravan Inn was originally named the Caravan Motor Hotel. As far as I know, there were other these two locations with identical signs. Sometime between 2006 (first photo) and 2011 (second photo), the River Oaks sign was painted black. In 2012, the motel and sign were demolished. For more, see this website.

Pitt Grill [gone]
Arlington, TX		 Pitt Grill [gone]
Athens, TX
This Pitt Grill sign in Arlington had been here since the late 1950s or early 1960s. This restaurant was part of a chain. This photo is from 2011. The business and sign were still there in 2015 but both were gone by 2016.

The Pitt Grill sign in Athens had a slightly different arrow. It was probably from the 1950s or 1960s. The business was closed and the sign was gone by 2026.

There is another sign in New Boston, TX. There was another sign with a more Gothic style font which was identified as Athens but must have been at another location which is gone now.

Ken's Pizza Parlor
Athens, TX
Ken's Pizza Parlor was established in 1973 and this rooftop sign was probably from then. There was also a pole sign which was probably installed then as well. It was later replaced with a smaller plastic box sign. In 2026, the neon letters were missing from the building. Maybe they are being repaired or, more likely, plastic versions being installed instead. [map]

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