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| Norge Balls & Other Norge Signs (page 2) |
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| KD Sales Kalamazoo, MI |
St. Ignace Laundromat St. Ignace, MI |
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KD Sales updated this Norge Ball sign for their party supplies business. The laundromat left behind a Norge clock which has since been removed. The Norge Ball sign remains in place although KD Sales has moved across the street.
The St. Ignace Laundromat is no longer a Norge Village but retains the sign. |
| former Norge Village Laundry Detroit, MI |
Washboard Coin Laundry Iron Mountain, MI |
former Norgetown Cleaners Allen Park, MI |
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This broken Norge Ball in Detroit stands on a vacant lot.
The Washboard Coin Laundry has a striped Norge Ball. It is still lit and spins. This Norgetown Cleaners is now Park Place Cleaners. |
| Hart's Dry Cleaning & Laundry Roy, UT |
4-C Cleaners Salt Lake City, UT |
4-C Cleaners Ogden, UT |
Grapevine Laundry North East, PA |
Norge Ball Rolla, MO |
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The Norge Ball at Hart's Dry Cleaning & Laundry is in great shape. For more, see this website.
4-C Cleaners must have been a Utah chain that took over some Norge Village locations and adapted their ball signs. I have not been to all of their laundromats but, as far as I know, these are the only two that have the Norge balls. The Norge ball at the Grapevine Laundry has been painted purple. North East is known for its vineyards. The Rolla Norge Ball sign stood on the lot of an abandoned gas station when this first photo was taken in 2005. By the second photo in 2010, the station was occupied by PJ's Auto Source and the sign had been repainted. |
| Willow Creek Motel Willow Creek, CA |
Beverly Hair Studio Los Angeles, CA |
Krazy $1 Store Redondo Beach, CA |
R&S Cleaners Portland, OR |
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The Norge Ball at the Willow Creek Motel has been here since at least the early 1970s. [photo thanks Jill Livingston]
The Norge Ball at the Beverly Hair Studio is mounted atop a multiple business pole sign. The broken Norge Ball in Redondo Beach is located at the Krazy $1 Store. The R&S Cleaners Norge Ball also has some damage and fading. |
| Norge Cleaners & Full Service Laundry Ukiah, CA |
Norge Laundry Village Rockdale, IL |
Uptown Cleaners & Laundry Richland, WA |
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The Norge Cleaners & Full Service Laundry still retains the name and signs but is no longer a self-serve place. I have not seen a Norge Ball with a blue band before.
The Rockdale Norge Laundry Village sign is an unusual shape. I have not seen one like this anywhere else. The Uptown Cleaners & Laundry continues to use this repainted Norge Ball. |
| former Norge Laundry & Cleaning Village Louisville, KY |
former Norge Laundry & Cleaning Village San Mateo, CA |
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This Louisville Norge Laundry Village Norge Ball still remains and reads "B. Klean Coin Laundry" although the building has been occupied by Dangerous Minds Tattoo & Barber Shop since around 2010.
In 2008 when this photo was taken, this San Mateo Norge Laundry Village building was under construction. The most recent former tenant was Dave's Hubcaps. It now houses Jack's Prime restaurant. The ball is still there but has been painted red and the restaurant's name has been added to it. This Norge Village building is identical to one in Albany, CA. For more, see this website. |
| Norge Laundry & Cleaning Village Oakland, CA |
Norge Laundry & Cleaning Village Hagerstown, MD |
Spinners Laundromat Washington, DC |
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These Oakland and Hagerstown locations have the flat plastic signs. They probably both had Norge Balls at one time. The Oakland location is still a Norge Laundry & Cleaning Village. I believe the Hagerstown location is now vacant.
Spinners Laundromat features a Norge panel sign and a broken Norge Ball. |
| Georgia Dollar Decatur, GA |
Mary's Coin Laundry Marietta, GA |
Norge Laundromat Little Falls, NJ |
Holiday Launderama Kansas City, MO |
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The Decatur Norge Ball is hidden behind the Georgia Dollar store sign. The building is now vacant and I'm concerned what might happen to it at this point. For more, see this website.
The Norge Ball at Mary's Coin Laundry still revolves but the city sign ordinances will not allow it. For more, see this website. The Little Falls Norge Laundromat probably had a complementary ball sign at one time. The Holiday Launderama might have had a Norge Ball originally. |
| Venus Envy Ottawa, ON |
Wilson Wash-A-Teria Easton, PA |
Mt. Washington Cleaners Cincinnati, OH |
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Venus Envy has adapted this Norge Ball. This is the only one that I know of in Canada. It does appear from this photo that it was previously used at a laundromat. However, I don't know if Norge had locations in Canada or if this sign was brought here from the States.
The rooftop Wilson Wash-A-Teria Norge Ball sign is in great shape. The laundromat below is still in operation. The Mt. Washington Cleaners Norge Ball is installed on a freestanding pole next to the laundromat. |
| Glen Raven Norge Village Laundry Burlington, NC |
Norge Ball Greensboro, NC |
Norge Ball Waynesboro, VA |
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The Norge Ball at the Glen Raven Norge Village Laundry is missing its midsection. The laundromat is still open. [second photo thanks Robby Delius]
This Greensboro Norge Ball has been painted white. The business below is no longer a laundromat. The flat sign is probably a painted over Norge plastic sign. This Waynesboro Norge Ball is installed at the BZ Laundry Mat. |
| Sharkey's Stove Headquarters & Appliances Poughkeepsie, NY |
Norge Home Appliances Hamlet, NC |
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In addition to their laundromat signs, Norge also produced signs for appliance stores like this one at Sharkey's Stove Headquarters & Appliances. Sharkey's is gone now but this sign remains.
An even earlier example is this Norge Home Appliances neon sign which hangs above the Richmond Upholstery shop. I don't know if this place is still in business. There are similar signs in Grapeland, TX and Milford, UT. |
| Norge Village Laundry Vincennes, IN |
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| This Norge Village Laundry opened in 1962. Although there is no Norge Ball here, there are tributes to it on signs inside and outside the store. It's safe to assume there was a Norge Ball here originally. |
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More Norge Balls:
Arcadia, CA Lomita, CA [gone] Los Angeles, CA Santa Ana, CA Pensacola, FL Coeur d'Alene, ID [gone?] Ashland, KY [gone?] Highland Park, MI [mostly gone] North Platte, NE Falconer, NY [gone] Portland, OR York, PA Brigham City, UT Clearfield, UT advertisements: 1, 2 If you know of any not on this list, please let me know! |
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