Need help with sign project

[so1rfan]

Hi fellow OKCTalkers, I'll be working on a new project over the next year or so and would like your help please.

I am photographing\documenting the unique, interesting and iconic signs in Oklahoma City and surrounding area.

Modern signs have become plain backlit rectangles that are cheap and effective, but not art appealing.

I want the ones that are. For example most of the bowling alleys and old motels have great lead-in signs. The old dry cleaners like Sunshine and Nu-Way have awesome signs that are still up.

Some of the new businesses have taken an existing sign and reused it.

Or even if they have just a rectangle, but it is iconic to OKC, (like the Soul Boutique) sign is what I am looking for.

So if you can think of any, give me the location and I'll hunt it down. Doesn't matter how large or how small. You can post it here on this thread or PM me. I sure appreciate it.

You can see the results on my website iconoklahoma: The Sign Project or my facebook page : http://www.facebook.com/pages/iconOklahoma/240102255914

[grantgeneral78]

You can go down to muscle car ranch in Chickasha they have a bunch of the old signs up you may be looking for suck as the old "Clock Inn" sign that stood up by the higway, if you need anymore just let me know.

[grantgeneral78]

Here is a link to there signs.

MUSCLE CAR RANCH Vintage Signs

[Generals64]

TG&Y Sign on the back of the old Capitol Hill Store
John A. Brown located on the side of the old Brown's Building
Leo's Bar-B-Que Sign (36th & Kelly)

[papaOU]

The Colcord (spelling?) still has its original sign.

[Generals64]

The Del Rancho sign on south Western is there.

Shortt's Jewelry sign on 25th and Western....
Coit's Sign is still there....
One of the "Neatest" in OKC....N.E. Corner main and Western "DEEP ROCK"...

[Steve]

Arby's neon sign on NW 39th
Winchester Drive-In, of course
Kaiser's/Grateful Bean
Kamp's
66 Bowl

[jstanthrnme]

Plaza Court
The Paseo sign on 30th or the columns in the area
Neptunes
Penn 44
ZOO


Those are some of the unique signs that I can think of that haven't been mentioned.

[Generals64]

The old Drive In Theater in Guthrie
The Hillcrest Shopping Center Sign has been there since 1961.....
Surprise sign still hanging is the Parking Lot sign of Glen's Hikry Inn.
Cattlemen's sign has been there forever....

[bandnerd]

What about "Dead People's Stuff" over on 6th street west of downtown? Sorry, I had to do it...

[papaOU]

Puckett's on SW 29th. Still has neon sign on the street and the neon signs on the bldg front.

Rose Glo (SE 29th) Art Deco (?) "Rose Glo Dancing Hotel"

[so1rfan]

Thank you everyone, these are exactly what I am looking for. Keep em coming.

[papaOU]

North West Transformers on SE 29th still has their large yellow sign that is an arrow pointing to the business.

[Generals64]

If he were to go down Central north towards Downtown off 29th st. the old signs are abundant......Scott Seat covers were there forever...

[papaOU]

If he were to go down Central north towards Downtown off 29th st. the old signs are abundant......Scott Seat covers were there forever...

By the same token if your were go east on s.w./s.e. 29th, what some people call the "oil patch" there are signs abundant. Hendershot Tools still has their sign atop their bldg, pretty rusty.

There is what is left of a large neon sign bearing the word FENCE.

Finns Sporting Goods and Hardware is made from what appears to be cut from solid steel. The brackets supporting the thing are immense.

[Generals64]

You know, Agnew Hardware's sign is still up....

[SOUTHSIDE GIRL]

Knob HIll theather in Capitol Hill

[Generals64]

Rodeo Theater in Packing Town....
Yale Theater:........Capitol Hill

[jstanthrnme]

the Will Rogers Theatre sign would seem to be pretty photogenic.

[papaOU]

Rodeo Theater in Packing Town....
Yale Theater:........Capitol Hill

The Yale sign is painted over and no neon for a long time....

[SOUTHSIDE GIRL]

American Transmissions 24 and S. Walker and Home Federal Savings at 33 and S WEstern

[Generals64]

The Yale sign is painted over and no neon for a long time....

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Sorry:.....Also sorry about your car...hope you and yours are O.K......Don't know exactly what the Sign Project is but, the tile laid in the entrance to the old Capitol Hill TG&Y would be unusual.....

[RealJimbo]

A vestige of the old Split T sign is still up at the Sonic where their parking lot was. About NW 59th and Western. Wish the old Mayfair Shopping Center sign was still up. It was a doozy.

[so1rfan]

The Del Rancho sign on south Western is there.

Shortt's Jewelry sign on 25th and Western....
Coit's Sign is still there....
One of the "Neatest" in OKC....N.E. Corner main and Western "DEEP ROCK"...

What was the Deep-Rock? Anyone know?

I did go out today and photograph a few signs, including the Deep-Rock sign. You can see them on my blog: iconoklahoma

I'm still working on the others. Keep suggesting them, thanks.

[gen70]

What was the Deep-Rock? Anyone know?

I did go out today and photograph a few signs, including the Deep-Rock sign. You can see them on my blog: iconoklahoma

I'm still working on the others. Keep suggesting them, thanks.

There used to be a Deep Rock oil co. and gas stations all over the state.