One huge post to wrap up the signs section. Let’s start off with some Los Angeles, CA losses. These signs are gone now:

This sign in Los Angeles…

… that was mysteriously crunched in 2019:

… has now apparently collapsed onto the roof:

This YMCA sign in Los Angeles…

… and the two signs below have been repainted:

Moving on to San Francisco, CA — this sign is gone:

This sign in San Francisco…:

… was restored recently by Jim Rizzo — Google Street View shows what it looks like now:

This sign in Antioch, CA is gone now:

Keep an eye on this one in Arcata, CA:

The bar has been turned into a thrift store:

Oh no! This sign in Calexico, CA…:

… had the neon removed and was painted over. The Color TV and vacancy panels were also removed:

This sign in Commerce, CA is gone:

This sign in Hawthorne, CA…:

… has been changed a bit: the pole sign is black with new panels. The ball on top missing and the hexagonals are now blank:

This sign in Monrovia, CA…:

… now has crappy plastic letters on top:

This sign in North Hollywood, CA…:

… now has backlit plastic “MOTEL” letters:

This sign in North Hollywood, CA is gone now:

Finally, some good news! This sign in Pomona, CA has been repainted and the neon is still there. It’s hard to tell here but it’s very red and blue now:

This sign in Rio Vista, CA…:

… has new flat, untextured panels and the glass has been painted:

This sign in Santa Cruz, CA is gone now:

This sign in Stanton, CA is gone now:

And lastly — this sign in Tracy, CA…:

… has been painted black and the neon replaced with LED tubing:

That’s not a great Google Street View shot — so here’s a photo from the bar’s FB page:

For the next post, I’ll be moving on to the last and biggest section of all for this winter project: mid-century modern buildings.

Happy Trails,
dj & the dogs

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