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Wyoming Signs (page 3)

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Glenrock
Independent [gone]
Glenrock, WY		 Masonic Lodge
Glenrock, WY
The Glenrock Independent is the local newspaper, established in 1922. I don't know if this sign was adapted from a printer and stationery store or if the space has always served as a store and newspaper office. This sign is probably from the 1950s. It was still there in 2021 but gone in 2022. Only the yellow base remains.

This Masonic Lodge sign has backlit, glass globes. Usually, these signs were built with the globes arranged vertically. These globes are also spherical while normally they are flatter like this. [map]

Coachman Inn Motel
Green River, WY		 Green Gander Bar
Green River, WY		 Silver Spur Bar
Greybull, WY
The Coachman Inn Motel sign appears to be from the 1960s. [map]

The Green Gander Bar sign is probably from the 1950s. [map]

The Silver Spur Bar sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. It was repainted sometime between 2012 and 2017. The neon was repaired in 2020. [map]

Teton Gables Motel
Jackson, WY		 Rawhide Motel
Jackson, WY
The Teton Gables Motel was built as the Gettings Motel, apparently in the 1950s. The sign was installed then. It was repainted in 2021. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The Rawhide Motel opened in 1964 and these signs appear to be from then. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Million Dollar Cowboy Bar
Jackson, WY
2012: 2022:
The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar opened in 1937 at the Cowboy Bar. It became the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in the 1940s. There were previously neon details and signs on the facade where the bulb sign is now. I believe the bulbs are solidly lit. They were probably chasing bulbs originally. The bulb sign was there by 1959. The neon rooftop sign was installed in 1946. It reads "Cowboy Bar" on one side and "Welcome" on the other. In 2018, both signs were restored by YESCO of Idahoa Falls, ID. The facade sign now how LED bulbs. The paint on the rooftop sign was touched up since its last restoration in 1995. The sign is now revolving as it did originally. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map]

Four Winds Motel
Jackson, WY
2012: 2022:
I believe the Four Winds Motel was built in 1967 and this sign is likely from then. Around 2019, a replica sign with aluminum panels was built. For more, see this website. [map]

Stagecoach Motel
Jackson, WY		 Jackson Drugs
Jackson, WY
The Stagecoach Motel was built in 1959 and this sign appears to be from then. The sign was originally painted blue. For more, see this website. [map]

Jackson Drugs opened in 1919 and moved to this location in 1937. The store closed in 2001. It housed a jewelry and rug store after that. In 2018, the store was revived by family members. The sign returned, refurbished with LED tubing instead of neon. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Antler Motel
Jackson, WY		 Top Hat Motel [gone]
Jeffrey City, WY
The Antler Motel is now known as the Antler Inn. It has been there since at least the 1960s. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

The Top Hat Motel previously had the word "COATS" in the mid-section of the top hat. The Coats were the owners of the motel. In fact, I'm not sure if the name of the motel might actually have been "Coats Motel". This photo is from 2012. In 2013, the sign was sold and removed. For more, see this website.

More Jackson:
Gai Mode Beauty Salon
Golden Eagle Motor Inn
Virginian Lodge

Stock Exchange Bar
Kemmerer, WY
2012: 2022:
The Stock Exchange Bar opened in 1948. These neon signs could be from then but are most likely from the 1950s. The bulb arrow, mass-produced by Superior Electrical Advertising in Long Beach, CA, is probably from the 1960s. The letters and panels were painted pink by 2015. For more, see this website. [map]

Dee's Motel
Kemmerer, WY		 Antler Motel
Kemmerer, WY		 Chisholm's Jewelry [gone]
Lander, WY
Dee's Motel may have been built in 1962. This sign appears to be from then. The building is now used for apartments. [map]

The Antler Motel was built in 1958 and this sign appears to be from then. There was originally a plastic circle panel with a depiction of a deer above the "EL" in "MOTEL." this website. [map]

Chisholm's Jewelry was established in 1936. This sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. By 2019, the business was gone. The sign is now displayed at the Frontier Auto Museum in Gillette, WY. For more, see this website.

American Dry Cleaners
Lander, WY
2012: 2022:
The American Dry Cleaners sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. The business which is located around the corner is closed but the sign remains. [map]

Holiday Lodge
Lander, WY (now Gillette, WY)

2012:
2022:
The Holiday Lodge opened in 1961 and these signs were built then. The building was remodeled around 2018 and the signs were painted then. In 2023, the sign on the building was sold to the Frontier Auto Museum in Gillette, WY. I don't know what will happen with the blue panel sign on the side of the building. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

More Lander:
Silver Spur Lanes

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