title: [The Crazy Sign]
contributor: Weaver, A. F.
date: 1936?
language: English
description: This picture, looking east with the Baker Hotel in the background,
 of the Crazy Hotel sign was colorized by Mr. A.F. Weaver.  The Crazy Sign was
 constructed in 1933 in the center of Mineral Wells and spanned Hubbard Street
 (US 180) at its intersection with Oak Avenue  It was quite a landmark, as it
 was one of only two signs allowed by the Texas Department of Transportation to
 cross a highway maintained by the State.  
     The sign was torn down on
 December 24, 1958, because--it was stated--that crickets and birds were
 wreaking havoc in the area.  It was speculated that the Baker Hotel had pulled
 strings to have it removed, but no evidence was unearthed to prove the
 story..  The urgency of its removal during the Holiday Season was never
 explained; nor was it ever quite understood by the general public.  It was
 sold for scrap some time later.
subject: Architecture - Landmarks
subject: Business, Economics and Finance - Advertising
subject: Business, Economics and Finance - Hotels
coverage: United States - Texas - Palo Pinto County - Mineral Wells
coverage: Into Modern Times, 1939-Present
coverage: 1939?
rights: Public
type: Photograph
format: 1 photograph : tinted
format: Image
identifier: local-cont-no: AWO_1109P
identifier: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25066/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metapth25066