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| Austin Signs (page 2) |
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| Centennial Liquor Stop [gone] N. Lamar St. Austin, TX |
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| Centennial Liquor Stop [gone] Guadalupe St. Austin, TX |
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| The Centennial Liquor Stop signs appeared to be from the 1950s or 1960s. The N. Lamar store had been gone for many years but this sign remained until it was removed around 2019. The Guadalupe store was purchased by Twin Liquors around 2005 but these signs remained until 2020 when they were adapted and replaced for Pavement Clothing. For more, see this website. [Guadalupe map] |
| Bel-Air Motel Austin, TX |
Classic Inn Motel Austin, TX |
Hill's Cafe Austin, TX |
Tropic Shop [gone] Austin, TX |
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The Bel-Air Motel sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]
The Classic Inn Motel was originally the Goodnight Motel. It opened in 1941. For more, see this website. [map] The Hills Cafe opened in 1947. This sign is probably from then. [map] The Tropic Shop sold wicker and rattan furniture. The store was gone when this photo was taken in 2011. The sign was still there in 2013 but gone in 2014. |
| former Cothron's Safe & Lock Austin, TX |
The Pit Bar-B-Que [gone] Austin, TX |
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This Cothron's Safe & Lock key-shaped sign was adapted by Evan Voyles for Wahoo's Fish Tacos by 2007. Holy Roller opened in the space in 2017. The sign was adapted again by Voyles. It has now been repainted for J. Carver's. For more, see this website. [map]
The Pit Bar-B-Que opened in 1970. This sign might have been from then. In 2019, the place was renamed Big O's Pit BBQ and this panel was replaced. |
| Sahara Motel Austin, TX |
Gibson Guitar Showroom Austin, TX |
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This Sahara Motel sign was originally located in Abilene, TX. The motel had been abandoned for many years. The sign is now in the backyard patio area at the Sahara Lounge which opened in 2011.
The Gibson Guitar Showroom is a private meeting and event space which features live performances, musical instruments and a neon sign collection. Most of the signs are vintage but some are vintage-looking modern signs. Since the place is only open by appointment, I was unable to get any other photos of the signs except for this one through the window. |
| Threadgill's [gone] Austin, TX |
| Fox Co. | M&M Courts |
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| Night Hawk | Jake's Beer |
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| Williams Oil-O-Matic Oil Burners | Twin Oaks Shopping Center | |
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These signs were part of the collection located inside Threadgill's restaurant on West Riverside Drive. I believe that all or at least most of them came from Austin businesses. This Threadgill's location closed in 2018 and all of these signs were auctioned off.
Fox Co., later Fox Photo, was nationwide chain of photo-developing stores. This sign was pulled from a dumpster in the 1980s. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. I'm not sure if the M&M Courts sign is vintage or modern. I have read that it was created by Roadhouse Relics for Threadgill's. However, I have also read that it's a vintage sign. It is now in the private collection of Evan Voyles. The Night Hawk sign is from the restaurant of the same name which opened in Austin in 1932. It came from the original location and is probably from the 1940s or 1950s. For more, see this website. This vintage Jake's Beer sign flashes, alternating between "Jake's" in green neon and "Beer" in red neon. The Williams Oil-O-Matic Oil Burners sign appears to be a refurbished oldie. Williams Oil-O-Matic was a Bloomington, IL based company. The Oil-O-Matic was an oil-based heater for homes that reused oil from cars. The Twin Oaks Shopping Center was built in 1955. By 2014, the neon sign had been replaced with a plastic box sign. The shopping center closed around 2016 and was redeveloped for another one. The neon sign was located in a small outdoor space and was difficult to photograph. |
| Genie Car Wash [gone] Austin, TX |
Genie Car Wash [gone] Austin, TX |
Genie Car Wash [gone] Austin, TX |
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| Genie Car Wash Burnet Rd. Austin, TX |
Genie Car Wash William Cannon Dr. Austin, TX |
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| Genie Car Wash was established in Waco in 1964. The company has three locations in Austin, the first of which opened in 1968. All three locations had identical neon signs (top row of photos above). Under new ownership in 2009, the signs were refurbished with new material applied over the original paint (bottom row). One of the original Austin signs was saved by Todd Sanders of Roadhouse Relics (middle row). He also has the original neon tubing from the refurbished signs. The original signs in Waco and Hewitt, TX were not updated since those locations are independently owned. For more, see this website. [Burnet Rd. map]; [William Cannon Dr. map] |
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