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Washington, Franklin County, Missouri. The bar was opened in the 1930s and the sign was added in 1955. The bottom section originally read “Sharp Corner Bar”.
The Palace Hotel and Bath House, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
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"1940s -- Sign of the Times Like many hotels of an early era, the PALACE was a bordello.The famous neon sign hanging over the outside front entrance was the first neon sign installed west of the Mississippi River; (purportedly built by the French inventor of neon, Mr. Georges and shipped from France to America, then by rail to E.S. and then by truck to the Palace Hotel.)"
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Might as well complete the journey...
nostalgicHaving grown up in the fifties, I remember well those neon signs and it always takes me back to my early years, whenever I see them.
This one is in Marysville, CA:
This one always makes me smile, because it may have been "modern" in the thirties, but now it's vintage:
in the California bay area (Palo Alto, I think):
Sonora, CA. I get a laugh out of a bar that sells guns and ammo:
a theater in Coos Bay, OR:
In Rio Vista, CA: