Passed this on to a buddy, and he wanted to know what the Five Guys sign was originally? Obviously not one of their standard signs, must have been a repurposed sign for something already in that place?
As the commenter below said, it was a Roselyn Bakery, which was a local chain here until it closed maybe 20 years ago. Here’s a photo of it as Roselyn’s:
Thanks for the additional signage photos! It must have been one hell of a well made sign for two after businesses to have decided to keep it and just modify! I have to say, when I got to Indianapolis and was looking for a bakery, people kept directing me to these bakeries that had those “lard fried” southern style donuts, like Krispy Kreme, a horror for a guy like me raised in Chicago and Milwaukee with German bakeries! I finally tripped across Taylor’s, on Allisonville Road, in business since 1913. A perfect German style cake donut! I used to bring them to work and people would be: “…what are these and where did you get them?”
Oh yes, Taylor’s! I’ve eaten their cookies since I moved here in 1994.
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The Five Guys Sign and location was a former Roselyn Bakery. Roselyn had multiple locations throughout Indianapolis as free standing buildings with a sign just like this. Roselyn was much beloved in Indianapolis, but fell on hard times and is no more as a bakery. Kroger grocery bought the brand and the recipes and carries Roselyn products in their grocery stores. If I could I post a picture, I would.
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Nice selection of signs! I’ll bet there’s an Elbow Room is every medium sized city in the U.S.! Probably NOT a Bob-O-Link Liquor store, tho…
Indy’s Elbow Room is gone, sadly. I enjoyed that place.
I’m a sucker for great signs and mid century fonts. This is a fantastic collection.
It was fun looking back through my archive to put this collection together.
Nice….even one from the Z730. I see vintage digital cameras is the latest trend among young japanese!
Maybe I’ll soon make a mint selling my Z730 to someone over there!
Passed this on to a buddy, and he wanted to know what the Five Guys sign was originally? Obviously not one of their standard signs, must have been a repurposed sign for something already in that place?
As the commenter below said, it was a Roselyn Bakery, which was a local chain here until it closed maybe 20 years ago. Here’s a photo of it as Roselyn’s:
https://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/5702B9BD-E1C8-4C20-82D9-172883912061
I got a pastry there a time or two the first time I worked Downtown in the mid 90s.
It was a Dunkin’ Donuts for a few years; I made this photo in 2008.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mobilene/2602016961/
It didn’t last all that long as a Dunkin’, which surprised me.
Thanks for the additional signage photos! It must have been one hell of a well made sign for two after businesses to have decided to keep it and just modify! I have to say, when I got to Indianapolis and was looking for a bakery, people kept directing me to these bakeries that had those “lard fried” southern style donuts, like Krispy Kreme, a horror for a guy like me raised in Chicago and Milwaukee with German bakeries! I finally tripped across Taylor’s, on Allisonville Road, in business since 1913. A perfect German style cake donut! I used to bring them to work and people would be: “…what are these and where did you get them?”
Oh yes, Taylor’s! I’ve eaten their cookies since I moved here in 1994.
The Five Guys Sign and location was a former Roselyn Bakery. Roselyn had multiple locations throughout Indianapolis as free standing buildings with a sign just like this. Roselyn was much beloved in Indianapolis, but fell on hard times and is no more as a bakery. Kroger grocery bought the brand and the recipes and carries Roselyn products in their grocery stores. If I could I post a picture, I would.
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Thanks James!