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| U.S.A. Motel Newington, CT |
Maple Motel Newington, CT |
Billy's Package Store Hartford, CT |
Carpet Giant Hartford, CT |
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The U.S.A. Motel is one of several old motels still in business on the Berlin Turnpike. This sign is lit at night. For more, see this website.
The Maple Motel sign has been repainted recently. I don't know if it is lit at night. Billy's Package Store is a liquor store. The sign's arrow probably had neon or bulbs originally. The Carpet Giant warehouse/showroom is now occupied by Graybar and other tenants but this sign is still standing. |
| Ten-Pin Bowl South Windsor, CT |
Norwich Ten Pin Bowl Norwich, CT |
Hi-Way Bowling Lanes Plainfield, CT |
Battiston's Avon, CT |
Mahaiwe Jewelers Canaan, CT |
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The Ten-Pin Bowl is an example of once commonplace bowling alley signage. The giant ten-pin helps to distinguish it from other types of bowling (candlepin and duckpin) which are popular in New England.
The Norwich Ten Pin Bowl incorporates a giant bowling pin into its signage. For more, see this website. I'm pretty sure the Hi-Way Bowling Lanes features duckpin bowling. Battiston's, a dry cleaners chain, was established in West Hartford, CT in 1946. They now have 17 locations. This sign appears to be from the 1950s. I don't know of any other locations that have an old sign like this one. The Mahaiwe Jewelers sign is probably from the 1950s or earlier. |
| As-U-Like-It Cleaners [gone] Meriden, CT |
As-U-Like-It Cleaners [gone] Middletown, CT |
Firelite Shopping Center Orange, CT |
Frank Pepe's Pizzeria New Haven, CT |
Garden Park Motel Norwalk, CT |
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Both As-U-Like It Cleaners signs and businesses are gone. As-U-Like It was a CT chain. While I think a few of their locations still exist, I don't believe any still have old signs. For more, see this website.
The Firelite Shopping Center and huge sign appear to be from the 1950s or 1960s. Frank Pepe's Pizzeria was founded in 1925. Their brick oven pizza gets rave reviews. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. The Garden Park Motel has what appears to be a refurbished 1950s sign. It is lit at night. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Cadillac sign Milford, CT |
Mitchell Saab Simsbury, CT |
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This plastic Cadillac sign was previously located at Curran Cadillac in Westport, CT. When the dealership closed in 2009, Greg D'Agostino purchased the sign and now displays it at his used car lot, Bel-Air Auto. The sign is about 18' tall including the pole. For more, see this website.
Mitchell Saab has three vintage signs on display at the back of their dealership. There is a Mobilgas pegasus sign, a Firestone Tires sign, and an unusual Pontiac sign. I have not seen a black Pontiac sign with this design before. They are usually dark blue and do not have these stripes on the side. |
| Stevens Milford, CT |
Dan Perkins Chevrolet Milford, CT |
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Stevens of Milford now sells Lincoln, Mercury, Chrysler and Dodge automobiles in addition to Fords. This rooftop neon sign is lit at night. For more, see this website.
Dan Perkins Chevrolet features a classic "bowtie" neon sign on their roof. For more, see this website. |
| Hi-Ho Motel Fairfield, CT |
Old Colony Package Store Old Saybrook, CT |
Tom's Cafe Cromwell, CT |
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The Hi-Ho Motel opened in the 1940s. Only the "Hi-Ho" part of the sign is lit at night.
The Old Colony Package Store sign appears to have been refurbished recently. It is probably from the 1950s. This sign is lit at night. For more, see this website. Tom's Cafe has been closed for years but this sign remains. |
| Alfredo's Riverside Middletown, CT |
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| Alfredo's Riverside restaurant has been "temporarily closed for interior repairs" since at least 2007. The signs appear to be from the 1950s. |
| Ocean Beach Park New London, CT |
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| Ocean Beach Park was established in the early 1900s. No one seems to know when these metal silhouette pole signs were built. They probably pre-date the New England Hurricane of 1938 which wiped out most of the coastline. The Park and boardwalk were rebuilt in the 1940s. The signs depict a fireman and policeman playing checkers, an archery scene, a nurse and child, and people playing horseshoes. There was once a horsehoe pit, a nurse's station, and an archery arcade game in the Park. New London is also known as "The Whaling City". For more, see this website. |
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