Day 15: Last Full Day of Missouri

A lot of miles on this day — not so many photos as usual but I’ve got enough for a blog post.

This Indian statue in Poplar Bluff was built in 1954 for the long-gone Big Chief Trading Post:

This gate from 2005 with a fiberglass horse (a one-off I think) in Ava leads to the grounds of the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association:

A stylish former gas station – now barber shop in Fredericktown:

A midcentury modern post office in Houston:

Moving on to a batch of signs. This one is in Houston:

This one in the trees in Niangua:

I wish I’d had my garden shears with me in Thayer. Note the “Cold Beer” tubing over “Liquor” indicating that this must have been a flashing sign originally:

A couple of closeups of the Godwin’s Sporting Goods neon extension sign in Poplar Bluff (now at Hefner’s Furniture). The fisherman on top:

And the fishies below:

This photo from huzzahs at Flickr shows that it was still lit at its new location as of last year: https://www.flickr.com/photos/50757691@N07/53529225236/

These two signs in Ava mark the front and rear entrances:

And this liquor store sign (also in Ava):

This theatre is in West Plains:

Lastly, this very rare Dog n Suds sign in the private collection at the Carpet Gallery in Poplar Bluff. There were only a few of these “Rover” signs with the Pluto-like dog built in 1954 before Disney came after the drive-in burger chain. Only 3 of these are known to still exist:

For comparison, here’s the design that Dog n Suds began using after that. This one installed outside at the Carpet Gallery. This one came from the Cherokee Pass location which is gone now: