Here’s an old picture of the Philadelphia Church on Clark Street in Chicago’s Andersonville.
Only part of the neon is currently working, though Jesus Saves still shines.
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Action-packed photo was created and briefly thrived, bringing life to Pena's Automotive, 47th Street near Knox. Now a white fence. 1997 photo.
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Goodi's, Milwaukee Avenue at Golf, Niles, Illinois. The gyros cone was later replaced with a photo of a gyros sandwichYou can see hundreds more gyros signs at gyrosproject.com.
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San Quinton Motel, Dalton, Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Quinton, Owners-Managers. Hey, we can make our motel sound like a famous prison!
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I was impressed with the Halal Guys cart when I first saw one in Manhattan in the twenty-teens. Their logo gave fair attention to both the cone and the equipment around it. The logo became a bit more refined as they expanded around the country, including to Chicago and New Orleans locations seen here. You can see hundreds more gyros signs at gyrosproject.com.
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Sharon’s Food with a NEW attitude. Formerly TJ's. Somewhere in Chicago, 1996.
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Little Mel and Niko had the same idea, or at least the same sign catalog. Little Mel's Place, at Clark near Winnemac, is long gone. Niko’s, at Western Avenue and Diversey, lasted a lot longer, going through more sign iterations as well as an extra k, before disappearing about 10 years ago. You can see hundreds more gyros signs at http://gyrosproject.com.
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Sample some of the incredible artwork that once lined the Montrose strip in Chicago. See more examples at https://www.interestingideas.com/the-montrose-strip/.
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Some poorly lit luxury at the Quality Inn Governor, Route 50, Falls Church, Virginia. Now the Governor House Inn.
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Gyros gets the minimalist treatment at AJ's Grill, Broadway at Hood. Gone.
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Twistee Treat and its cone-shaped buildings has been around since 1983. Here’s an early example, photographed c. 1985.
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Ghost signs at Sydlee Electronic Supply Corp., Springfield, Mass. Photographed 1984. The building is gone. I had hours of creative fun with a Voice of Music reel-to-reel tape recorder in my youth.
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Park Motel, McRae, Georgia. In City, on U.S. 23, 341. John & Arbilee Kelly, Owners. Now the World Travel Inn.
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Three ghostly signs, locations unknown. The headless body looks like it should be in Virginia based on the shape of the sign, but there’s no state highway 21 there.
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