#Thunderbird lanes logo tv#
The Williams TV sign appears to be from the 1950s. The sign was removed in 2016 when the store closed. Usually, the business name was located where this sign reads "Dutch Boy Painter Products." This photo is from 2014. I had not seen another Dutch Boy Paints sign with the letters mounted on rails like this. I assume that it was located on front of the building originally. This Dutch Boy Paints sign at Orange Cove Hardware was located around the corner and down the block. The building now houses Bosscat Kitchen & Libations but the signs have been kept in place. The Rod's Plaza Beverages liquor store opened in 1949 and closed in 2020. The sign was removed around 2014 and restored. The South Side Market building has been vacant since at least 2008. The Angel Motel sign appears to be from the 1950s. The Selman Chevrolet sign is probably from the 1950s or 1960s.
It is now located at the Museum of History and Art in Ontario. It was demolished in 1996 but this sign was saved. The Thunderbird Lanes was built in 1960 and closed around 1991. It was originally installed on an 80-foot-tall pylon. This Thunderbird Lanes sign has a 17-foot-wide wingspan. The top part of the sign, above the cowboy's waist, originally revolved. This sign in Ontario is the best-preserved one remaining. There is an abandoned one in San Bernardino in very bad shape.
There are only about six surviving signs like this left including this one in Sulphur Springs, TX. I believe this sign was originally built in the late 1960s or early 1970s for Bonanza Homes, a nationwide mobile home dealership. The Custom RV Sales sign previously advertised for Carl's Acres of Trailers. (hit "refresh" to get the most recent version of this page click on photos for larger images)
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