Let’s start with this giant bug at Midwest Antiques & Collectibles in English, IN. There’s also a bat on the canopy (see directly behind him):

This skull in Louisville used to be driven around during the Halloween parade before it was installed on Caufield’s Novelties roof. It was mounted on a driving lawnmower. Note the snake coming out of his teeth then — from this website: https://ohioshaunted.com/halloweenparade010pics/

Larry Bird, the basketball player, is big in Indiana. This bust is in French Lick, IN where he played in high school:

This magician grave marker is in the Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville:

This scrap metal sculpture entitled “I Am Your Mother” is in Jeffersonville, IN:

This Rosie the Riveter statue is in Clarksville, IN (Louisville is just across the river):

Santa Claus statues abound in Santa Claus, IN. This one is in front of the volunteer fire department:

This snowman in Santa Claus, IN was part of a fountain at a mini golf. There’s now a pizza restaurant there but I’m sure glad they are keeping this guy:

A former Phillips 66 cottage gas station in Huntingburg, IN:

The restored and now-operating Candy Castle from 1935 in Santa Claus, IN:

A fairly intact Krispy Kreme sign and building in Louisville:

A former Dog n Suds sign in Dale, IN:

This sign in Jeffersonville, IN originally had “Pawn Shop” in the middle of the text panel and those 3 gold balls associated with pawn shops on the upper right:

The 38-foot-wide former Colgate clock in Clarksville, IN was restored earlier this year with LED instead of neon:

This sign is also in Clarksville, IN:

This bowling sign in Evansville, IN originally advertised for Colonial Lanes when it opened in 1959:

It was later adapted with the smaller pin and bowling ball:

River City Recreation’s adaptation when it opened in 1988:

The Twig and Leaf restaurant sign in Louisville:

This sign is in St. Meinrad, IN:

This one is in Edwardsville, IN:

Fischer’s is in Tell City, IN:

Schimpff’s Confectionery in Jeffersonville, IN opened in 1858 and moved to this location in 1891:

Schreck’s Baxter Liquors is in Louisville. Advertisements from the late 1950s read “Look for the Winking Colonel”:

The Kaelin’s sign in Louisville was restored in 2018:

And lastly, this unique American Legion sign is in Ferdinand, IN:

Back to more Indiana for the next post.

Happy Trails,
dj & the dogs

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