Another batch of sign updates. This sign in International Falls, MN is gone now:

This business in Worthington, MN closed in 2020 and this sign is gone now:

This neon sign in St. Paul, MN has been replaced with a plastic letter sign:

This sign (and the motel itself) in St. Francis, KS is gone now:

This sign at Sam & Jeff’s in Glasgow, MT is gone now:

This sign in Miles City, MT…:

… has been replaced with crappy plastic panels and some cheap LED rope around the outside edges:

The Pheasant Grill in Arlington, OR closed and the building was demolished in 2023. These signs are gone now:

The Tioga Hotel sign in Coos Bay, OR:

was restored in 2021. It was repainted the original color and the neon was restored:

This sign in Klamath Falls, OR…:

… was shot by John Margolies in 1987…:

… well, it looks like this now, dear god:

This sign in Medford, OR…:

… has been refurbished and moved about 100 feet from its original location. The property was destroyed by the Almeda wildfire in 2020 and rebuilt:

Let’s end this post on a good note. The Bates-Ayres Blacksmith Welding Shop sign with an anvil on top in Redmond, OR seemed to have disappeared…:

… but after some poking around, I found that the Blacksmith Public House brew pub opened in the building and restored the sign and installed it inside:

There are still about 240 pages of signs at my website to go. I’ll be back soon with more.

Happy Trails,
dj & the dogs

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