The Valley Fair supermarket and sign are from 1961.

The Starr's sign is abandoned (the restaurant closed).

The Crate's Liquor sign is still lit at night. See this photo.

Dorn's Photo Shop opened in 1937. Their neon sign is from 1941 and was modeled after a Kodak postcard-sized folding camera which was popular in the 1920s. It cost $750 to build. When Dorn's moved down the block, they took the sign with them.

Libby's Lunch opened in 1936 and is known for its deep-fried Hot Texas Wieners. It started as a hot dog stand and grew to become a diner-like restaurant. This billboard-type sign is just around the corner from Libby's.

The White Eagle Tavern porcelain-faced, rooftop sign is from the late 1940s. The flapping wings still work.

The former Food Circus sign was built in 1956. It is also known as the "Evil Clown" for his mischevious expression. This 30' tall sign used to rotate and the clown once held a Special of the Week sign in his non-pointing hand. The sign is now used by Spirits Unlimited, a liquor store chain, which has taken over the former grocery store building. Evidently, before Spirits Unlimited, it was known as Circus Liquors and the sign's lettering was reworked at that time. The sign has been threatened with demolition but community pressure has prevented that for now. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.

Dickerson's Flower Shop opened in 1931 and the sign is believed to be from that era. The shop is still family-run.

This S. Klein department store closed in 1976 but the giant neon sign remains. For more, see this website.

The Sole Solution sign hangs above a still-operating shoe repair shop.

In 2004, PJ's Drive-in was known as the Humpty Dumpty Drive-in when this first photo was taken. For more giant ice cream cone signs, see this page.

Union Window Shade & Awning Company opened here in 1940.

The Billiards Cafe has an apparently old and gigantic rooftop sign.

West Milford Florist opened in 1950. Their sign looks recently repainted. In the 1990s, the petals were white, the hat was black and the pole was green. The face had no curls or dimples and the brim of the hat read "say it with flowers". For more, see their website.

This Colgate Clock was built in 1924. It is the world's largest clock with a 50' diameter face. The minute hand is 25' long. The design was based on Colgate's Octagon Soap. It is actually the second such clock erected in Jersey City. The first was built in 1906 and was 38' in diameter. This older sign was moved to Jeffersonville, IN. This clock that replaced it is lit at night and supposedly still works. However, when I was there in 2007, it was not operating. In 1983, the signage below the clock was altered. The letters spelling out "Soaps Perfumes" were replaced with a toothpaste tube. When the clock was moved to the ground, this part of the sign was replaced with a simple red rectangular Colgate sign. The clock is currently maintained by Goldman Sachs which occupies the building next door. There is ongoing debate about where to put the clock when development of the lot on which it stands commences. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.