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Six Flags billboard, Wilmette
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View of a billboard for a Six Flags amusement park in St. Louis. The billboard stands along Green Bay Road in Wilmette, next to Peter Pon's Restaurant (537 Green Bay Road).
Date
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1975
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Crossroads Restaurant, Wilmette
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View at dusk of the Crossroads Restaurant (601 Green Bay Road) situated on the northwest corner of Central Avenue and Green Bay Road. The neon sign for the Wil-Shore Motors Ford dealership (611 Green Bay Road) is visible at the right.
Date
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1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket sign, Wilmette
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Night view of an illuminated outdoor bucket sign for a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Wilmette.
Date
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1975
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Midas Muffler Shop sign
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Night view of an illuminated sign for a Midas Muffler shop.
Date
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circa 1975
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Plaza del Lago and 1500 Sheridan Road, Wilmette
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View southeast from the entrance to the Plaza del Lago shopping center (1515 Sheridan Road, Wilmette). The large brick entrance sign located along Sheridan Road is in the foreground, and the 1500 Sheridan Road condominiums are behind it, across Sheridan Road.
Date
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1975
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Automobile dealerships, Wilmette
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View of Fiat and Jaguar auto dealerships, looking south along Green Bay Road from south of Washington Avenue in Wilmette. The illuminated neon sign for Imperial Motors is prominently visible. The traffic signals at the intersection with Central Avenue are in the distance at the lower left.
Date
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1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Shop directory, Plaza del Lago, Wilmette
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Shop directory sign affixed to a brick wall at the Plaza del Lago shopping center, 1515 Sheridan Road, Wilmette. The directory, with a carved wood frame, includes a site plan at the top.
Date
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1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Walker Bros Original Pancake House, Wilmette
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View looking south through the rain along Green Bay Road at Walker Bros Original Pancake House restaurant, with its neon sign illuminated. The restaurant is located at 153 Green Bay Road in Wilmette.
Date
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1975
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Peter Pon's Restaurant sign, Wilmette
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View at dusk of the exterior of Peter Pon's Restaurant (537 Green Bay Road) with its large illuminated sign. A sign for a 7-Eleven store is visible to the left.
Date
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1975
Collection
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C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
International House of Pancakes sign, Wilmette
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Illuminated free-standing sign outside the International House of Pancakes restaurant, formerly located at the corner of Wilmette Avenue and Poplar Drive.
Date
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circa 1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
Wil-Shore Motors, Wilmette
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View at dusk of the Wil-Shore Motors Ford dealership at 611 Green Bay Road in Wilmette, with its neon signs illuminated. The building has been demolished.
Date
:
1975
Collection
:
C. William Brubaker Collection
Access
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Public access
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