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Guest Posts North Memphis

The Holiday Inn Great Sign

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"GreatSign" by JMG717 - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons here.

Many of you have asked us about the Holiday Inn sign. Today, we’re pleased to bring you a guest post exploring the history of this iconic sign by Caroline Mitchell Carrico, Exhibits Design Coordinator at the Memphis Pink Palace Museum. Without further ado, we present the Holiday Inn sign… In 1951, Memphis businessman Kemmons Wilson […]

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A Balton Sign Tour

Balton Sign Co. has had their hands on many great and recognizable signs in and around Memphis, including the giant letters that stand on the storefront of Ross and Hollywood Feed. But more interestingly is discovering how many signs they’ve worked on, including several we are researching for this book. Beginning in 1875 under the […]