For many years in the past, the greater Chicagoland area was the fabled land of neon business establishment signs. They ranged from colorful window signs, to tall free standing roadside models. These local advertising icons of the past, were utilized daily by neighborhood taverns, diners, and fast food restaurants, bank buildings, insurance agencies, new and used car dealerships, barber and beauty shops, auto repair garages, bowling alleys, funeral homes, flower shops, dry cleaners, bakeries, and even local civic clubs and community organizations. Many of these have disappeared in recent years, due to sometimes complicated and expensive repairs needed to keep them in working order. Luckilly the local Berwyn Eagles Lodge on West 26th Street in the village of Berwyn Illinois, has left theirs as it is intact today, for all to enjoy.
Thanks.
Eddie K.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
A classic free standing roadside neon sign from the past at the Berwyn Eagles Lodge on West 26th Street. Berwyn Illinois. October 2007.
For many years in the past, the greater Chicagoland area was the fabled land of neon business establishment signs. They ranged from colorful window signs, to tall free standing roadside models. These local advertising icons of the past, were utilized daily by neighborhood taverns, diners, and fast food restaurants, bank buildings, insurance agencies, new and used car dealerships, barber and beauty shops, auto repair garages, bowling alleys, funeral homes, flower shops, dry cleaners, bakeries, and even local civic clubs and community organizations. Many of these have disappeared in recent years, due to sometimes complicated and expensive repairs needed to keep them in working order. Luckilly the local Berwyn Eagles Lodge on West 26th Street in the village of Berwyn Illinois, has left theirs as it is intact today, for all to enjoy.
Thanks.
Eddie K.
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