‘Vintage Signs’ Archives
6 & 40 Motel Print
6 & 40 Motel Print by Marianne Luther Beautiful textured print of a motel in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The motel is so named because it's on Route 6 and Route 40 in Colorado. The sign itself is an excellent example of Googie architecture. While I couldn't find any information on the age of this hotel, based on the design of the sign, [...]
Motel Sign – Infrared
Infrared Motel Sign by Jody Miller The location of this wonderful print is unknown, but the feeling of desolation definitely evokes a feeling of the American Southwest in my mind. This old sign is a great find. From the mammoth Motel to the arrow pointing down, you could not have missed this old motor inn! This print is taken with an [...]
Bender’s Restaurant – Canton, Ohio
Good Food by image_americana Browse other Neon Posters Bender's Restaurant has been in downtown Canton, Ohio, since 1902. It's obvious that the simple but fun neon sign in this poster is comparably newer but still firmly in the 20th century when neon signs landed on the stage. If a restaurant has stayed in business over 100 years, it seems [...]
Lincoln Motel – Massillon, Ohio
Vintage Motel Sign 1 Poster Print by image_americana This excellent poster print is by Joanne Mariol, and depicts what appears to be a mid-century motel sign. I have not been able to unearth the whole history of this motel in Massillon, Ohio, but have confirmed that the motel and its sign were destroyed around 2003 to make way for new [...]
Coffee Pot Kenosha
The Coffee Pot poster by JBPEANUT The Coffee Pot in Kenosha, Wisconsin, opened in 1934. The Coffee Pot neon sign in this poster is believed to be original to the business and the style definitely seems to fit the 1930s. The current owners have successfully kept this a neighborhood eatery where locals congregate as well as a tourist landmark [...]
Vintage Vegas Motel Sign T-shirt
VINTAGE VEGAS MOTEL by TheCandiedThread This vintage t-shirt illustration really captures those novel signs that punctuated the highways of America around the middle decades of the 20th century. The signs in that era were truly a work of art, jet inspired lines and bright lights! This design looks like the signs we associate with Las [...]
Route 66 Sign Poster
Route 66 sign by IndianSummer Browse more America Posters Route 66, The Mother Road, and Main Street of America were just a few of the monikers borne by the former US Highway 66. The highway from Chicago to Los Angeles was completed in 1926 and signed the following year. It was one of the main routes of westward migration during the dust [...]
Apache Motel – Tucumcari, NM
Apache Motel - Tucumcari, New Mexico Photograph by FadedHighways More Route Posters This lovely Route 66 poster features an original photograph of the Apache Motel sign with texture overlay to give it a vintage feel. The motel is in Tucumcari, New Mexico on Route 66.
Crosser Diner – Lisbon, Ohio
Vintage Diner Sign by image_americana A wonderful photo of a vintage diner in Lisbon, Ohio, taken by photographer, Joanne Mariol. The Crosser Diner is a rare example of a Sterling non-streamliner dinette model dinerbuilt in circa 1944. These diners were mass produced and delivered complete to the site. The sign for this diner, which appears [...]
Culloden, Georgia
Forgotten Highways by marksda1 A photo from a forgotten road in Culloden, Georgia. In late 2008, I was traveling home from Atlanta and decided that I wanted to see something beside miles and miles of interstate concrete. I ventured down Highway 341 and saw miles and miles of old back roads that I'd like to revisit. Just as dusk was coming, [...]