Let’s start with this vacuum form sign in Winfield, KS. The only other one that I know of with the same design is in Evansville, WI:

A rare and intact Co-Op gas station sign in Alma, KS:

Surely, this sign in Junction City, KS had different panels originally:

The Chef Cafe in Manhattan, KS opened in 1943 and I believe this sign is from then. When the cafe closed in 1986, the sign was stashed at the local historical society. It was reinstalled when the place reopened in 2008:

Some old Ford and Goodyear signs on the side of a building in Cottonwood Falls, KS:

This cute car sign is at Reich’s Foreign Car Service in Junction City, KS:

A classic, “left leg forward” Prewitt Fiberglass Animals horse on top of this sign in Abilene, KS:

This unusual Masonic Lodge sign is in Silver Lake, KS. I don’t think I’ve seen one with triangular panels before. The neon is protected with clear covers and wire mesh:

This mortar & pestle drug store sign is in Abilene, KS. It was originally located downtown. In 2018, when the drug store was bought out by the AuBurn Pharmacy chain and moved, this sign was installed inside:

This theatre is in Wellington, KS. The sign still bears a Claude Neon Federal tag. An unusual canopy sign since, usually, theatres used these for the readerboards with a vertical blade name sign above:

These fiberglass domes were built from a kit in the 1960s. I have shot maybe a dozen or so around the country. This one is in Walton, KS:

This building in Manhattan, KS will be demolished soon:

This Firestone in Junction City, KS has a bit of Art Deco detailing and great neon signs:

The former Dawson’s Conoco gas station in Manhattan, KS is currently being adapted for a bakery/cafe. Surviving double canopy stations are super rare:

And, lastly, the World’s Largest Belt Buckle in Abilene, KS was built last year. There are stairs behind it that lead up to a deck for photo-ops:

Be back soon with a bit more Kansas before a little Missouri and some photos from the sprint for home.

Happy trails,
dj & the dogs