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El Paso Signs

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American Printing [gone]
El Paso, TX		 Sun Valley Motel [gone]
El Paso, TX		 San Pedro Thrifty
Pharmacy [gone]
El Paso, TX
American Printing was gone but this sign remained until around 2019. The sign appeared to be from the 1940s or 1950s.

The Sun Valley Motel was built in 1953. This sign was probably from then. It was removed in 2015. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

The San Pedro Thrifty Pharmacy has been here since 1918. San Pedro's (St. Peter's) symbol was the key to heaven's gate. This sign might have been from the late 1940s or earlier. It was removed in 2020 and is now in a private collection.

Cortez Motel [gone]
El Paso, TX		 Hawaiian Royale Motel
El Paso, TX
2008: 2017: 2008: 2012:
The Cortez Motel sign is probably from the 1950s. Around 2019, the sign was painted over with white paint. It now has backlit plastic letters on the panels. For more, see this website. [map]

The Hawaiian Royale Motel has been here since at least the 1960s. Originally, the sign had more neon and text panels where the lettered grids are now. Around 2010, the sign was repainted. The palm fronds no longer have any detail. For more, see this website. [map]

Barrel House
El Paso, TX		 Coral Motel
El Paso, TX
The Barrel House liquor store sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

The Coral Motel sign is probably from the late 1950s or 1960s. The plastic, red balls at the top of the sign were backlit. There was a different sign here in the early 1950s. The AAA panel was removed around 2014. [map]

Hotel Gardner
El Paso, TX
The Hotel Gardner was built in 1922. The projecting sign might be from the 1930s or 1940s. The canopy sign might be from the 1920s or 1930s. For more, see this website. [map]

Sunbeam Bread
El Paso, TX
2008: 2017:
This Sunbeam Bread sign is maintained by the Flowers Baking Co. The channel letters probably contained neon at one time. Sometime after 2015, the sign had been repainted and the girl was gone. [map]

El Paso Times
El Paso, TX

The "El Paso" part of the El Paso Times sign was displayed inside Nona's Pizza. That restaurant closed in 2017 and I believe the sign was moved inside the Charcoaler Drive-in in El Paso just up the street.

The "Time" part of the sign has been used at the TI:ME at Monticello retail complex since around 2014. The letters appear to be from the 1950s or earlier. [map]

De Soto Hotel
El Paso, TX		 Bella Napoli
Restaurant [gone]
El Paso, TX		 Gran
Mercado [gone]
El Paso, TX		 Starr
Western Wear
El Paso, TX		 State Line
El Paso, TX		 Side Door
El Paso, TX
The De Soto Hotel was built in 1905. This sign is probably from the 1940s or 1950s. [map]

The Bella Napoli Restaurant opened in 1963 and this sign was probably from then. This photo is from 2012. In 2015, the restaurant closed and the sign was removed. The restaurant reopened at another location later that year.

The Gran Mercado sign was probably from the 1950s. The sign was gone by 2018. Does anyone know what business it promoted originally?

Starr Western Wear opened in 1964 and this sign may be from then. [map]

The State Line is part of the County Line Restaurant chain which was established in Austin in 1975. There are nearly identical signs in Austin and San Antonio. This El Paso sign reads "State Line" instead of "County Line". The original sign in Austin was designed in 1995 by Evan Voyles. For more, see this website. [map]

The Side Door Liquor Store is part of the State Line restaurant. It is a modern sign. [map]

Sorrento Italian Restaurant [gone]
El Paso, TX		 L&J Cafe
El Paso, TX		 Angelus Cleaners
El Paso, TX

The Sorrento Italian Restaurant opened in 1950. This sign was probably from then. The neon and bulbs have been removed and the sign repainted for a dental office. For more, see this website. [map]

The L&J Cafe opened in 1927 as Tony's Place. It was renamed the L&J Cafe in 1968. The sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

The Angelus Cleaners sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

King's X Bar
El Paso, TX		 Italian Kitchen
El Paso, TX
The King's X Bar opened in 1963. This sign is probably from then. For more, see this website. [map]

The Italian Kitchen opened in 1948. These signs might be from then or shortly thereafter. For more, see this website. [map]

Cappetto's Italian Restaurant [gone]
El Paso, TX		 Robin Hood Estates for Mobile Homes
El Paso, TX
Cappetto's Italian Restaurant opened in 1956 and this sign was probably from then. The top part of the sign was studded with bulbs which must have flashed sequentially, originally. The restaurant closed in 2014. In 2018, the signs and bulb pole were removed. For more, see this website.

The Robin Hood Estates for Mobile Homes was built in 1960. These signs appear to be from then. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

National
Bakery [gone]
El Paso, TX		 Kansas Bakery [gone]
El Paso, TX		 Gold Chain Flour
El Paso, TX		 Baker Glass
El Paso, TX
The National Bakery sign was probably from the 1940s or 1950s. It had neon originally. The sign was removed around 2018. This "steppin' out" character was used for a variety of business signs around the country.

The Kansas Bakery sign was probably from the 1950s. It was removed around 2017.

Gold Chain Flour was established by the 1930s. The company may be far older than that. This sign might be from the 1950s. [map]

Baker Glass was established in 1962. This sign appears to be from then. [map]

American Furniture Co.
El Paso, TX
The American Furniture Co. was founded in 1902. I believe these signs have been here since at least the early 1950s. The blade sign has a temperature clock on both sides. For more, see this website. [map]

Economy Furniture
El Paso, TX		 Court Del Norte
El Paso, TX
Economy Furniture had been here since at least 1962. The store closed around 2011. The store was still vacant in 2018. [map]

The Court Del Norte was built in 1929 as the Del Norte Courts. There was a different rooftop sign there then. The rooftop sign there now might be from the 1930s. It read "Air Cooled" at the bottom. The entrance pole sign might be from the 1940s. It originally read "Court Del Norte". For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

Coca-Cola [gone]
El Paso, TX
This Coca-Cola sign was located at a Coca-Cola bottling plant. The plant was built in 1977 and this sign was probably from then. It appeared to have revolved originally. It was gone by 2022.

Reddy Ice
El Paso, TX
Reddy Ice was established in 1972. This sign's slanted, snowflake logo vintage. The neon has been removed. [map]

More El Paso:
Bliss Auto Sales
Campus Queen [vintage; gone]
Cascade Car Wash
El Paso Natural Gas Company
Gateway Hotel
Holguin's Gas [vintage; gone]
Lone Star Motor Company
Lone Star Motor Company [gone]
Pete's Meat Market [vintage; gone]
Rio Grande Department Store
Tap Bar & Restaurant

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