William SwislowDec 23
New Yeah Shanghai Deluxe Restaurant, Bayard Street, Manhattan. Former location and later location, at which point I guess it wasn’t new any longer. Now the Golden Shanghai. For hundreds of other interesting business names check out my book, Bizarre Bazaars, which you can buy via eBay. Linked from my bio.

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William SwislowDec 9
Restaurante El Comedor, National Avenue, Milwaukee. Gone.

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William SwislowOct 8
Gamecock Motel, Santee, South Carolina. “An outstanding superior motel with an excellent restaurant on the premises.”

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Bill SwislowJun 28, 2025
Is it enough to be Just Pizza? Not in Buffalo. This Main Street Just Pizza & Wings location has nonetheless closed. For hundreds of other interesting business names check out my book, Bizarre Bazaars, which you can buy via eBay. Linked from my bio.

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Bill SwislowMar 19, 2025

Here’s an old picture of the Philadelphia Church on Clark Street in Chicago’s Andersonville.
Only part of the neon is currently working, though Jesus Saves still shines.

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Bill SwislowMar 16, 2025

Sands Caravan Inn, Bakersfield, California. It was a hopping place, and check out that mural behind the bar. A motel no longer.

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Bill SwislowMar 9, 2025

Action-packed photo was created and briefly thrived, bringing life to Pena's Automotive, 47th Street near Knox. Now a white fence. 1997 photo.

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Bill SwislowMar 9, 2025
Action-packed photo was created and briefly thrived, bringing life to Pena's Automotive, 47th Street near Knox. Now a white fence. 1997 photo.

#roadsideart #vernacularart #sca_roadside #signage #signlovers
Bill SwislowFeb 26, 2025

San Quinton Motel, Dalton, Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Quinton, Owners-Managers. Hey, we can make our motel sound like a famous prison!

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Bill SwislowFeb 15, 2025

Motel magnificence: Regina Motor Lodge, On U.S. 11 and 460, Salem, Virginia. L.T. & Elizabeth R. Clark, Owners. (Queen of Motels).

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