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| New Jersey Signs (page 1) |
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| Cork 'N' Bottle [gone] Wildwood, NJ |
Mom's Diner Hightstown, NJ |
Towne Park Motel Camden, NJ |
Penn Fish Co. Camden, NJ |
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The Cork 'N' Bottle sign was probably from the 1950s. In 2010, it was damaged in a snowstorm and removed. For more Wildwood signs, see this page.
The sign at Mom's Diner, formerly Mom's Peppermill Restaurant, used to be animated. The crank of the peppermill would turn and the lights blinked out ground pepper. The decaying sign was repainted yellow as part of a major 2003 restaurant makeover when it became Chef Giorgio's Mom's Diner. Although the neon was not restored, the crank and upper piece with "Exit" and "8" were repaired and spinning again. However, since around 2007, the restaurant has been closed and the sign idle. Although the Towne Park Motel was demolished in the early 1990s, this sign remains. For more, see their website. The Penn Fish Co. is also gone but this sign remains. |
| Pavilion Motor Lodge Ocean City, NJ |
Forum Motor Inn Ocean City, NJ |
Eatontown TV & Appliance Eatontown, NJ |
Swan Dry Cleaners [gone] Cranford, NJ |
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The Pavilion Motor Lodge and sign look like they are from the late 1950s/early 1960s. For more, see their website.
The Forum Motor Inn has been around since at least the early 1960s. For more, see their website. Eatontown TV & Appliance has been around since 1943. This sign is still lit at night. For more, see this website. This photo of the Swan Dry Cleaners sign is from 2007. In 2010, the sign was removed. It is now in a private collection. |
| Sattler's Trains & Hobbies Haddon Township, NJ |
McMillan's Bakery Haddon Township, NJ |
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Sattler's Trains & Hobbies features this nice neon train and window signs which are lit at night. For more, see their website.
McMillan's Bakery opened in 1939. I don't believe their signs are lit anymore. |
| Playdrome Toms River, NJ |
Curtis Suburban Lanes Trenton NJ |
Pinsetter Bar and Bowl Pennsauken, NJ |
Bayville Liquors Bayville, NJ |
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The Playdrome opened in 1958 at another location. It moved here in 1968. There are about four other Playdromes in the area that were part of a chain of thirteen locations. However, this business preceded them and had no relationship with them. For more, see their website.
Curtis Suburban Lanes features another classic giant pin sign. The Pinsetter Bar and Bowl opened in 2007. It was previously known as the Maple Lanes which opened in 1962. In 1972, it was renamed the Maple Bowl. This sign appears to be a new creation or updating although the owners believe it is original. For more, see their website. The Bayville Liquors sign is said to be from the late 1960s. |
| Packard Industries Boonton, NJ |
Cortese Pharmacy Paterson, NJ |
Angeloni's Cedar Gardens Liquor Store Hamilton, NJ |
Flash Cleaners Rutherford, NJ |
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Packard Industries, aka Kanter Auto Products, has been selling Packard parts since 1960. I believe this sign is lit at night. I'm not sure if this is a vintage or reproduction sign.
The Cortese Pharmacy opened in 1952. This sign is probably from then. The Angeloni's Cedar Gardens Liquor Store sign is probably from the 1950s. It is lit at night. For more, see this website. The Flash Cleaners sign is probably from the 1950s. The neon is now missing. The store is still open. |
| Diamond Reo Hawthorne, NJ |
Moon Motel Howell, NJ |
Black Horse Motel [gone] Blackwood, NJ |
Save-Rite Super Market Somerset, NJ |
Valley Fair Irvington, NJ |
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This Diamond Reo embossed plastic sign is located at Goffle Brook Sales & Service. There is another one of these signs in Columbus, OH.
The Moon Motel is spectacular day or night. The motel and sign were built in 1966 during the "space race". A fire in 1986 destroyed eight rooms which have been rebuilt. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. The Black Horse Motel had been demolished but this sign remained when this photo was taken in 2009. By 2011, the sign was gone. The Save-Rite Super Market sign appears to be from the 1950s. The neon looks like it might be in good shape on all but the arrow. However, I don't know if it is lit at night. The Valley Fair supermarket and sign are from 1961. |
| Heller & Heller Liquors Nutley, NJ |
White Eagle Tavern Riverside, NJ |
former Food Circus Middletown, NJ |
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The Heller & Heller Liquors projecting, vertical neon sign was removed in 2006. However, the neon lettering on the vitrolite storefront remains.
The White Eagle Tavern porcelain-faced, rooftop sign is from the late 1940s. The animated, flapping wings still work. For more, see these websites: 1 and 1. 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 and 2. |
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