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| Colorado Signs (page 3) |
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| Gunnison Liquor [gone] Gunnison, CO |
Safeway Gunnison, CO |
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This Gunnison Liquor sign was probably from the 1950s. This photo is from 2006. By 2012, the sign was gone. There was once a neon ghost sign here, too. It was also gone by 2012. Gunnison Liquors continues to use "House of Good Spirits" in its advertising. The store's plastic signs also include a depiction of the ghost. [photo thanks Glenda Campbell]
The Safeway sign is probably from the 1960s. [photo thanks Glenda Campbell] |
| Howard's Sporting Goods [gone] Cortez, CO |
Tomahawk Motel Cortez, CO |
Cork 'n Bottle Cortez, CO |
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Howard's Sporting Goods opened in 1959 and closed around 2006. These signs are gone now. [photo thanks Dwight Warren]
The Tomahawk Motel was originally known as the Tomahawk Lodge. This sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. The Cork 'n Bottle sign is probably from the 1950s. For more, see this website. [photo thanks Dwight Warren] |
| Corine's Mexican Food Walsenburg, CO |
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| Corine's Mexican Food opened in 1956. This sign appears to be from then. It is lit at night. For more, see this website. |
| Anchor Motel Walsenburg, CO |
Sarti's Bar Walsenburg, CO |
Fireside Cafe Walsenburg, CO |
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The Anchor Motel opened in 1949. For more, see this website.
Sarti's Bar opened in 1971. The neon sign might be older than that and have been reworked. For more, see this website. The Fireside Cafe entrance appears to be from the 1930s or 1940s. The blade sign may have been reworked at some point. Fireside is probably not the original name. Does anyone know the history of this place? For more, see this website. |
| Veges Shoe Repairing Pueblo, CO |
Sunset Motel Pueblo, CO |
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Veges Shoe Repairing opened in 1919 and is believed to be Colorado's oldest shoe repair store. This sign is probably pre-1950s.
The Sunset Motel sign was restored sometime after 2009. These photos are from 2012. For more, see this website. |
| Klamm's Shell Bar & Cafe Pueblo, CO |
Scott Office Products & Cards Pueblo, CO |
Hobbs Linoleum, Tile & Carpet Pueblo, CO |
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This Schlitz sign at Klamm's Shell Bar & Cafe is probably from the 1960s or 1970s. These embossed plastic signs have become even rarer than their neon predecessors. For more, see this website.
Scott Office Products & Cards has been here since at least the 1970s. The sign has what appears to be a weathered vinyl covering. There might be a metal or wooden sign panel under it - and possibly another business name. Hobbs Linoleum, Tile & Carpet opened in 1952. The store closed soon after this photo was taken in 2012. |
| Johnson Electric Pueblo, CO |
Johnson's Sporting Goods Pueblo, CO |
Spangler's Carpets & Draperies Pueblo, CO |
B.P.O.E. Pueblo, CO |
USA Motel Pueblo, CO |
Masonic Lodge Pueblo, CO |
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Johnson Electric was established in 1928. The business moved here in 1944. This sign might be from then or shortly after that. The business is gone now but this sign remains.
Johnson's Sporting Goods was established in 1944. This sign might be from then or shortly after that. The store is now known as Johnson's Sport & Ski. The Spangler's Carpets & Draperies sign was repainted sometime between 2009 and 2011. This photo is from 2012. The sign had neon originally and was probably built in the 1950s or so. This B.P.O.E. (Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks) sign is probably from the 1950s. For more, see this website. The USA Motel sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. This Masonic Lodge was built in 1882. This sign is probably from the 1950s or so. |
| Jack Armstrong Jewelers Pueblo, CO |
Merrill Axle & Wheel Pueblo, CO |
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Jack Armstrong Jewelers opened in 1952. This sign is probably from then. The diamond on the sign spins. For more, see this website.
Merrill Axle & Wheel was established in 1929. This sign is probably from the 1950s. It was repainted sometime after 2009. This photo is from 2012. The round area on the upper right was originally painted as a tire with chasing bulbs. The sign also had neon originally. For more, see this website. |
| Four Winds Motel Durango, CO |
Chief Restaurant Durango, CO |
Caboose Motel Durango, CO |
Siesta Motel Durango, CO |
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The Four Winds Motel sign appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s.
This former Chief Restaurant sign is from the 1950s. It is now installed in front of the Toh Atin Gallery. There is an identical sign at a used car lot in Cincinnati, OH. It was built for a Pontiac dealership. I don't know what the relationship was, if any, between this Durango restaurant and the car dealership in Cincinnati. These signs originally had neon. The Indian's mechanical arm moved up and down creating the illusion that the he was waving. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. The Caboose Motel sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s. I believe the Siesta Motel sign is from the 1950s. |
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More CO Signs:
Roto-Sphere (Gunnison) Pasquini's Restaurant (Louisville) Circle R Motel (Salida) Rabbit Ears Motel: 1, 2 (Steamboat Springs) Space Station Gas (Steamboat Springs) |
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