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Doc's Body and
Garage
Photo courtesy Carl Owen, 2010 |
Continental Club
neon
Photo courtesy Carl Owen, 2010 |
Austin Motel
neon
Photo courtesy Carl Owen, 2010 |
Rowell Boot Shoe
Repair
TE Photo, 2001 |
Subject: Rowell
Neon Boot
Hello, Your magazine has one of the only photos online of my dad's
neon boot sign. You have it listed as "Powell's" but it should read
Rowell's Boot and Shoe Repair.
This sign was made by Evan Voyles of the Neon Jungle. He was a close
friend to my Dad, Steve Martin, who owned Rowell's for many years.
Evan makes some of the best neon in Austin and you have a lot of it
on your website.
My dad passed in 2018. Steven Craig Martin. The neon boot went missing
in Briggs from a family friend's barn. My dad was keeping it in their
barn because it was huge. He had planned to put it up in his shop
once he and my mom moved to a larger home and he could have a shop
outside for tinkering. He wanted it to light up the whole yard. He
died suddenly from a heart attack. Anyway, if you want to add a little
blurb about finding the sign and my email address, or Evan's, that
would be great. We would love to have it back and wouldn't ask any
questions. Evan knows how to move these signs and helped my Dad put
it in the barn. - Thanks, Sarah Martin, April 4, 2024 |
Don-Mar
Motor Court
TE Photo, 2002 |
Grove Drug Store
TE Photo, 2001 |
Grove Drugs
TE Photo, 2001 |
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Flaming Heart
TE
Photo, 2003
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Frozen Custard
TE Photo, 2001 |
El Patio Mexican
Food
TE Photo, 2002 |
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