Six historic neon signs from Boise businesses of the past have a new home on Grove Street. The Signs of Our Times Historic Neon Sign Gallery — the first of its kind in Boise — is part of the Rebuild Linen Blocks Project.
- The six restored signs on display are Chuck Dragoo Auto Sales, Mercury Cleaners, Truck Stop Cafe, Sands Motel, Blue Bell Auto Park, and L&B Beverage.
- The signs were installed as part of the Rebuild Linen Blocks Project— which aims to make major improvements to Grove Street.
- You can learn more about Signs of Our Times, the local organization behind the restored historic signs, here.
(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story.)
“Well, I started collecting signs over 25 years ago, and I’ve continued to collect,” says Vangie Osborn, the Founder of Signs of Our Times, a local organization that aims to recover, restore, and display historic signs from Boise’s past.
“And in those years I’ve continued to look for the perfect place to start putting some up,” says Osborn.