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Jade Restaurant (Then and Now)
Kingman, AZ
Postcard courtesy Allen Sandquist

Here a shot of the Jade Restaurant and Curio shop back in the day along with a photo of the place in current times. Besides the awnings, the old shot of the Jade featured some sort of character on the marquee. As is typical these days, the old character signage was replaced with a bit of backlit plastic. Yes, the then shot is on the far left.

Rod's Steak House
Williams, AZ
Photo courtesy Allen Sandquist

A roadside establishment off Route 66, Rod's Steak House in Williams, AZ serves up some good hearty beef to the hungry adventurer.

For a neon look at this marquee, take a look here.

This little cow sits outside of Rod's. This establishment has been in business since 1946.

Photo courtesy Allen Sandquist

The Plainsman (Closed)
Holbrook, AZ
Photo courtesy Tony Craig

The Plainsman Restaurant is still located in Holbrook still stands guard alongside the roadside with its rather large rifle.

The Plainsman close-up of sign
Photo courtesy Rod Holcomb

UPDATE 01/09 : The Plainsman Restaurant is now closed and going through renovation. According to one of the owners family members, the restaurant should be open for business again one day. 01-09

Copper Cart
Seligman, AZ
Photo courtesy Tony Craig

The Copper Cart is well known in Seligman and to Route 66 aficionados for serving food and friendly service for years. Not to mention this sign, which has been featured in many publications.

UPDATE 02/08 : The Copper Cart in Seligman is now closed. Many thanks to Dave van Hulsteyn for update. 02-08

UPDATE 01/09 : The Copper Cart restaurant reopened in April 2008 under new ownership. The interior was completely remodeled to look like the nostalgic diners of the 50's. Many thanks to Kelly for update. 01-09

Butterfield Stage Co
Holbrook, AZ
Photo by RoadsidePeek.com

Here's the sign for the Butterfield Stage Co. steakhouse restaurant, located off the Route 66 loop in Holbrook. There always seems to be a crowd at this steakhouse at dinner time.

Pat's Family Restaurant
Phoenix, AZ
Photo by RoadsidePeek.com

The pouring coffee cup points the way into Pat's Family Restaurant near the downtown portion of Phoenix. The coffee cup icon looks real refreshing on a busy and tiring trip, though the restaurant wasn't open the last couple of times.

UPDATE 10/06 : The coffee cup sign for Pat's Restaurant is the old sign for Mel's Diner on the TV show Alice. Many thanks to Brad Burdick for update. 10-06

Cholla Restaurant (Closed)
Holbrook, AZ
Photo by RoadsidePeek.com

The Cholla Restaurant in Holbrook has the same name as the nearby power plant located off of Route 66.

UPDATE 01/09 : The Cholla Restaurant is now gone, replaced with a Calvary Chapel. The old sign frame is still there, although the yellow arrow and bulbs on top of the sign have been removed. 01-09

Bill Johnson's Big Apple
Phoenix, AZ
Photo by RoadsidePeek.com

This large sign for Bill Johnson's Big Apple is a fine reminder to the era when roadside businesses used to rely on roadside advertising and large signs to survive and make a buck.

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