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Market Spot
Alameda, CA
Photo courtesy Devil Doll

Check out this sign out front of the Market Spot Groceries in Alameda.


Stephens Meat Products (Demolished)
San Jose, CA

Photo courtesy Devil Doll

In San Jose is a real porker of a sign. This marquee for Stephen's Meat Products has advertised this meat business for many years. The piggy appears to be quite happy, probably because he also lights up at night.

UPDATE 10/08 : The Stephen's Meat Products building was razed over in November 2007. In 2005, San Jose's redevelopment agency parcels of land occupied by Stephen's for a future baseball stadium. The site is now a 140-space parking lot.

 

Stephen's Meat Products wall mural
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Script Sign
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Stephen's Meat Products
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The Stephen's Meat building was built in 1948 although the business itself dates back to the times of the Great Depression. In the last decades, Stephen's couldn't compete with the big corporations and finally closed down after 63 years of business. More information can be found here. 10-08


Dutch Boy Paints
Oakland, CA
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Here's a close-up of the Dutch Boy Paints icon on this hardware store sign that still remains from the streamline era.


ACME Co.
Oakland, CA
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The ACME Fire Extinguisher Co. sign still catches the eye off the main boulevard in Oakland with its saturated yellow and red colors.


MP Variety
Oakland, CA

Photo courtesy Devil Doll

Here's a roadside sign faded by the sun advertising the MP Variety store in Oakland.


Kay Upholstery
Oakland, CA

Photo courtesy Devil Doll

The rooftop sign for Kay Upholstery still lights up along this Oakland road.


Aiello's Furniture
Antioch, CA

Photo courtesy Devil Doll

Here's a shot of an old furniture sign for Aiello's Furniture of Antioch, CA.


Albert Brown Mortuary
Oakland, CA

Photo courtesy Devil Doll

Here's a rooftop sign advertising the Albert Brown Mortuary in Oakland, California. Not sure if the sign is still neon these days.


Shoe Renewing
Oakland, CA

Photo courtesy Devil Doll

This sign sits outside of the Shoe Renewing business in Oakland, CA.


Camera Corner
Oakland, CA

Photo and info courtesy Devil Doll

This sign for the Camera Corner was recently removed but is supposed to be restored and put back up.

Sewing Machine Center
Photo courtesy Dave & Debra van Hulsteyn

Like the shoe repair sign above, the Sewing Machine Center is a reminder that this country was once based on cobblers and trades.

 

 

 

 

 

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