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| Arrowhead Motel Whittier, NC |
Teddy Bear Motel Whittier, NC |
Cherokee Trader Motel Cherokee, NC |
Pink Motel Cherokee, NC |
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The Arrowhead Motel must have had some nice neon originally.
The Teddy Bear Motel opened around 1956. The Cherokee Trader is a gift shop. Their sign is nicely lit at night. For more, see this website. The Pink Motel sign is a favorite with photographers even though it could really use a good scrubbing. Disney released the animated film "Peter Pan" in 1953 and this fairy might have been influenced by the Tinker Bell character. For more, see this website. |
| Chief Motel Cherokee, NC |
Princess Motel [gone] Cherokee, NC |
Cindy's Dairy Bar Cherokee, NC |
Wigwam Motel Cherokee, NC |
Three Pines Motel [gone] Maggie Valley, NC |
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This Chief Motel sign was removed in 2008 and replaced with a boring plastic version. For more, see this website.
The Princess Motel burned down around 2003 and remained abandoned. The photo is from 2007. In 2010, the building was bulldozed and the sign sold as scrap metal. Cindy's Dairy Bar is another old hold-out. Wigwam Motel features a sweet old teepee-shaped sign. The name and sign might have been inspired by Redford's Wigwam Villages which were established in the late 1930s. The Three Pines Motel opened in 1963. This sign was replaced with a plastic backlit sign and the motel was put up for sale. I believe it might be gone now. |
| Warrior Motel Bryson City, NC |
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| The Warrior Motel sign was once animated. The Indian's arm with the tomahawk moved up and down. |
| Rowland Supply Co. Rowland, NC |
Apothecary Shop Hendersonville, NC |
Bildon Hendersonville, NC |
Cox Family Restaurant Morehead City, NC |
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The Rowland Supply Co. is long gone but the sign remains. There is a church in the building below now.
The Apothecary Shop is now home to Mike's Sandwich Shop but this sign remains. The Bildon ferris wheel sign is 50' tall. It no longer operates and might be torn down. For more, see this website. The Cox Family Restaurant features this wonderful house detail. |
| Triangle Motor Inn Jacksonville, NC |
Stag N Doe Pizza House China Grove, NC |
Gary's Barbecue China Grove, NC |
Masonic Lodge Bailey, NC |
Masonic Lodge Louisburg, NC |
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The Triangle Motor Inn features a giant sign with chasing bulbs and an animated flame.
The Stag N Doe Pizza House has been around since 1953 and features this giant Pepsi sign. The place appeared closed in 2008. [photo thanks Robby Delius] Gary's Barbecue features a similar sign with a giant Pepsi and Coca-Cola logos. Gary's opened in 1971. The signs appear older than that so I suspect they were reworked or moved here from someplace else. [photo thanks Robby Delius] The Bailey Masonic Lodge has an unusual and well-maintained neon sign. The Louisburg Masonic Lodge was established in the late 1800s. These metal signs might have had neon originally and then were later refurbished with flat metal panels. For more, see this website. |
| Star Lite Motel Mount Airy, NC |
Big Man sign Mount Airy, NC |
Mr. Barbecue Winston-Salem, NC |
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The Star Lite Motel features a remodeled Holiday Inn "Great Sign". The sign was repainted and a message board added between these two photos from 2001 and 2010.
This Big Man sign was created for the Big Man Shell Service gas station in the 1950s. There was another location with this sign in Washington, NC. When the photo at left was taken around 2001, it was then a BP station. Sometime between 2001 and 2006, his moveable arm was damaged and he was repainted for Pack's Produce. In 2010 (right photo), the business had become Young Enterprises and the sign was repainted again. Mr. Barbecue opened here in 1964. In the 1970s, the neon flame replaced a real gas-lit flame. For more, see this website. |
| Norge Home Appliances Hamlet, NC |
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| The Norge Home Appliances sign hangs above the Richmond Upholstery shop now. |
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