Cool old sign I drove by today (with a vintage Sprite logo!) in eastern Conn.

[jon daly]

Saw this on CT-32 pulling into romantic Willimantic. Enjoy.



Flickr has a better version of the lower left pic.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cemeteryrodeo/3469421323

[txstateends]

Have not seen any old Sprite signs of that style in a while.  Occasionally, I'll see an old back-lit Coke one, either like the Sprite one or the kind where the Coke part is square and the store/service part is above but leans slightly at an angle.  Also has been a while since I've seen any backlit Dr Pepper signs.  In the last 25-35 years, there doesn't seem to be nearly the push to have soft drink or booze brands/logos incorporated in the store signage like before.  Most are content with chain store/gas logo signage if it's part of a chain, or their own sign with just their name and any service/store reference anymore.

[thenetwork]

One for Diet Rite Cola.  Only the bottom panel was recently replaced.

https://goo.gl/maps/bQLBhnUXqE22

[jon daly]

Google Maps isn't blocked here at work, but I can't access links like that. Not sure why.

Papa's Roast Beef was established in 1967 and I wouldn't be surprised if that is the original sign. As someone pointed out in another thread, zoning laws killed signs of that size in many locales, so the only ones remaining are those grandfathered in.

In case you can't tell, I like this type of signage. I also like neon; even if LED signage is more efficient.

[txstateends]

One for Diet Rite Cola.  Only the bottom panel was recently replaced.

https://goo.gl/maps/bQLBhnUXqE22

Haven't seen a Diet Rite sign in forever either.  This one's in good shape, for its age.

[jon daly]

Today I learned (or relearned something that I forgot,) that Diet Rite is an RC Brand. My dad worked for 15 years on the soft drink business. Going form Coke to Pepsi to RC. Had he lived longer, he might have wound up with Moxie.

Here's an RC sign. Rural signage doesn't float my boat as much as signs on more well traveled routes, but it is still a neat pic.

[freebrickproductions]

Google Maps isn't blocked here at work, but I can't access links like that. Not sure why.

Likely shortened URLs are blocked.