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| Blanchard's Liquors Allston, MA |
Teddie Peanut Butter Everett, MA |
Paul Revere sign New Bedford, MA |
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The Blanchard's Liquors sign appears to be from the 1950s. It is lit at night. For more, see this website.
Teddie Peanut Butter is produced by the Leavitt Corporation in this building. This sign was erected in 1960. The neon on this sign stopped working in the 1960s. The sign is now lit with flood lights. For more, see their website. The Paul Revere sign is a 25’ x 44’ copper sign with five colors. It has 200 neon pieces that make the horse's legs gallop and over 1,000 feet of neon tubing in its 126 sections. It was previously on Route 6 on the roof of the Revere Copper Products Company (founded by Paul Revere). The sign was built in 1948 and deteriorated over the years. The neon was disconnected in the 1970s and the sign was taken down in 1994. The sign was saved by WHALE (Waterfront Historic Area League) who started fundraising for renovation in 1997. It cost between $50,000 and $100,000 to restore. In 1998, the sign was put up along I-195 and relit with a 50' electronic message board below. The Revere Copper Co. had a similar, possibly identical sign at their factory in Rome, NY. The sign was lit with red neon and the horse's legs on that sign were animated in the same way as the one in New Bedford. That sign is gone now. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
| Mark You Restaurant Fall River, MA |
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| The Mark You Restaurant features a huge, neon dragon sign and a glass block façade. [middle photo thanks DinerFan] |
| Chico's Sunoco Cambridge, MA |
Sozio Cambridge, MA |
Colonial Drug Cambridge, MA |
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Chico's Sunoco has a nothing-special modern looking station and canopy but a nice old huge vertical sign which looks 1960s to me. It has a similar style to the Mobil sign in Biddeford, ME.
Sozio sells dining furniture for "fabulous fifties casual dining". They are also known as "Sozio's Major Appliances & TV." They have three other locations and have been in business since 1959. It appears that Sozio is the original occupant of this great, glass-fronted showroom. The signage suggests so and locals refer to the traffic circle as the "Sozio Rotary". For more, see their website. Colonial Drug was established in 1947. This sign is lit at night. For more, see this website. |
| Dana Hill Liquor Mart Cambridge, MA |
Coolidge Cleansers Cambridge, MA |
Shell sign Cambridge, MA |
CITGO sign Boston, MA |
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The Dana Hill Liquor Mart sign is probably from the 1950s. It was repainted around 2006 and is lit at night. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
Coolidge Cleansers is now known as "Coolidge Looking Good". The Shell sign was constructed in 1933. It was moved to this location in 1944. It is 68' high and features animated neon. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and still resides at a Shell gas station. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. The CITGO sign replaced a Cities Service sign from 1940. When the company changed its name to CITGO in 1965, this sign was built. It is the largest sign in New England measuring 60' by 60' and featured animated red, white and blue neon. When CITGO decided to dismantle the deteriorating sign in 1983, the people of Boston came to its rescue. It was restored and declared a landmark. In 2005, the neon was replaced with LED lighting. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
| Cantina Italiana Boston, MA |
Modern Pastry Boston, MA |
Bakey's Boston, MA |
Green Cross Pharmacy Boston, MA |
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Cantina Italiana opened here in 1931 and is the oldest restaurant in Boston's North End. I believe this sign was the model for Buca di Beppo restaurants. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
Modern Pastry has been here since the 1930s. The shop is best known for its cannolis, torrone, and other Italian pastries. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. Bakey's features an interesting modern sign. The restaurant owner's father once fell asleep on his wife's ironing board after having a few beers. There is a speaker on the wall which produces snoring sounds. For more, see this website. I don't know if this Green Cross Pharmacy mortar and pestle sign is old or new. |
| Safety Shoes Charlestown, MA |
Safety Shoes Charlestown, MA |
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| These Safety Shoes signs are located near the Charlestown Navy Yard. Does anyone know the story behind them? |
| Proodian & Sons Rugs Lynn, MA |
Salem Beer Works Salem, MA |
Galley Restaurant [gone] West Springfield, MA |
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Proodian & Sons Rugs has been here since 1936. This sign is probably from the 1950s. It is now covered with plastic. I don't know if it is lit at night.
This witch sign is installed inside the Salem Beer Works brewery and restaurant. It was originally part of a larger sign that was 80 feet long. The sign was built by and installed at the Salem Sign Company. The Galley Restaurant closed in 2008 and this sign is now gone. |
| Center Cleaners Chicopee, MA |
Russell's Family Restaurant [gone] Springfield, MA |
Koffee Kup Bake Shop Springfield, MA |
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As the sign says, Center Cleaners has been here since 1965. I hope they will keep this sign despite a few missing letters.
As of 2005, Russell's Family Restaurant was vacant. By 2010, this sign was gone. [photo credit DinerFan] The Koffee Kup Bake Shop is located in the Springfield Plaza shopping center. There is another location in Holyoke, MA but I don't think it has this same style sign. |
| former Jolly Cholly's North Attleboro, MA |
Logan Express Braintree, MA |
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The Jolly Cholly's sign was from Jolly Cholly's drive-in hamburger stand. Behind it, barely visible in this photo, is another rusting sign with the partial wording of "Miniature Golf". These were both part of Jolly Cholly's Funland, a wonderful amusement park that was torn down in 1981. I believe it opened in the 1950s. There is now just a vacant lot with some condos at the site. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
The Logan Express sign is a reworked marquee sign from the former South Shore Plaza Twin. This drive-in closed in 1980 and one screen is left, rusting but still standing (visible in the photo above, to the left of the former snack bar). The snack bar has been converted into a bus terminal and the parking lot, now a grassy lot, is used as a golf driving range. The Logan Express is a shuttle bus to Boston's Logan International Airport. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
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