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Austin Signs (page 3)

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Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse
Austin, TX		 Ed's Auto
Austin, TX		 Swan Dive
Austin, TX
The Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse opened in 2000. This modern sign was built by Todd Sanders of Roadhouse Relics (see bottom of this page). [map]

This modern sign at Ed's Auto was built by Evan Voyles of Neon Jungle around 2004. For more, see this website. [map]

Swan Dive opened in 2006. This sign was built by Evan Voyles. It was originally animated but the tail and neck which extended off the panels were missing by 2018. For more, see this website. [map]

Seven Grand
Austin, TX		 Club De Ville [gone]
Austin, TX		 Holy Roller
Austin, TX
Seven Grand opened in 2017 and this sign is from then. [map]

The modern Club De Ville nightclub sign was topped with a vintage, former Best Western crown sign. It was built and assembled by Evan Voyles in 1996. The club closed in 2013 and, by 2014, this sign was gone.

I suspect that the Best Western crown sign inside Holy Roller was the same one that was on top of the Club De Ville sign.

Light Bulb Shop
Austin, TX		 EZ's Brick
Oven & Grill [gone]
Austin, TX		 Jerry's Artarama
Austin, TX
The Light Bulb Shop opened in 1980. The 13-foot-tall statue was produced in 1998 by Blue Genie Art Industries which also created the statue for Fran's Hamburgers. The store closed in 2018. The building now houses Double Take ATX. The statue with the lightbulb remains. The sign has been replaced. [map]

This EZ's Brick Oven & Grill sign was adapted from a 1950s sign. It originally advertised for 2-J's Hamburgers which was located there previously. The design and chasing bulbs were original - only the lettering was changed. The transformation was done by Ion Art in the early 1990s. The EZ's restaurant chain was established in 1989 in San Antonio where there are four other locations. In 2017, this location closed and the sign was removed. For more, see this website.

Jerry's Artarama features a revolving 16-foot-tall Lil Jerry on top of the store's sign. The statue was produced by Blue Genie Art Industries. I believe it was built in the early 2000s. [map]

Shangri-La
Austin, TX		 Milkshake Media [gone]
Austin, TX		 Brake Check
Austin, TX
Shangri-La opened in 2008. This revolving sign was added in 2018. It was created by Jay Gordon of Blackout Signs and Metalworks. [map]

Milkshake Media is a graphic design agency, founded in 1999. This sign was built around 2009 by Evan Voyles of Neon Jungle. By 2013, the agency had moved and the sign was gone.

The Brake Check chain was established in San Antonio, TX in 1968. Some of the company's signs have plastic checkmarks like this one in Houston, TX. I don't know if this all-neon sign in Austin was an earlier or later version. There are about a half-dozen locations in Austin. [map]

Catfish Parlour [gone]
Research Blvd.
Austin, TX		 Catfish Parlour
E. Ben White Blvd.
Austin, TX
There are two Catfish Parlour restaurants in Austin and a third one in Georgetown, TX. The first location on Research Blvd. opened in 1973. It closed around 2022 and this sign is gone now. I believe the E. Ben White location opened in 1974. These are modern signs. The one on the left was built by Evan Voyles of Neon Jungle. The Georgetown location does not have a fish sign like these. [Ben White map]

Fresa's Chicken
Al Carbon
N. Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX		 Fresa's Chicken
Al Carbon
South 1st St.
Austin, TX		 El Sol Y La Luna [gone]
Austin, TX		 Grackle
Austin, TX
Although I don't usually include modern neon signs at this website, the examples in Austin are exceptional and plentiful.

Fresa's Chicken Al Carbon opened its first location in 2012 at the N. Lamar Blvd. location. This appears to be a revolving sign. The second location on South 1st St. opened in 2016. This sign does not have the motorized box for revolving. These two signs were built by Evan Voyles. For more, see this website. N. Lamar Blvd.; South 1st St.

El Sol Y La Luna opened in 1995. The restaurant moved to this location in 2008. It closed in 2017. The sign was removed in 2019. The modern sign was built by Todd Sanders of Roadhouse Relics (see bottom of this page).

This sign at the Grackle pub was installed in 2017. It was built by Jay Gordon of Blackout Signs & Metalworks. Before that, there was a simpler neon sign from around 2013. [map]

Steel City Pops [gone]
Austin, TX		 Ace Tailors
Austin, TX
Steel City Pops was established in Homewood, AL in 2012. There are now locations in Alabama, Kentucky, George, and Texas. This location in Austin opened in 2017. It closed in 2019 and this sign is gone. A second location in town opened in 2018. I believe only two locations remain: in Fort Worth, TX and Birmingham, AL. The drips from the popsicle were animated. I don't believe any other locations had a sign like this. For more, see this website.

Ace Tailors was established in 1967. This location opened in 2015. The sign was built by Evan Voyles of Neon Jungle. [map]

Roadhouse Relics
Austin, TX
Since the late 1980s, Todd Sanders of Roadhouse Relics has focused on creating custom-made, vintage-looking signs and sideshow banners. Most of his signs are built for private display rather than for businesses. His shop has some vintage signs on display as well. The chicken sign apparently came from a former Leslie's Chicken Shack. The Sputnik signs and arrows displayed behind the shop are vintage and were mass-produced. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

More Austin:
Baker [private collection]
Capitol Saddlery
Dave's Perfection Automotive [gone]
Doc's Motorworks Bar & Grill [gone]
former Grove Drug Store
Joe Koen & Son Jewelers
Guero's Auto Sales [gone]
Home Slice Pizza
Nau's Enfield Drug
Robert's Termite & Pest [gone]
Violet Crown Shopping Center

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