I Heart Old Signs

Some great old signs from downtown Birmingham:

Ans-O-Phone Sign, Birmingham AL

Alabama Power Company Sign, Birmingham AL

(I had to look this up:) IBPOE of W stands for Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World:

IBPOEofW Jones Valley Elks Club Sign, Birmingham, AL

No matter where you live, you’ve seen this particular
sign many times:

16th Street Baptist Church Sign, Birmingham AL

The old A.G. Gaston motel and sign — this is where leaders such as MLK and Ralph Abernathy stayed when planning activities in B’ham:

A.G. Gaston Motel, Birmingham AL

WENN Radio Sign, Birmingham AL

Atlanta Life Sign, Birmingham AL

“F and A.M.” here stands for “Free and Accepted Masons”:

Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Birmingham AL


The Neon Boneyard Park in Las Vegas has just (mostly) opened.

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