Daylight Donuts, 2017

Donut Shop, 3125 S. Yale Ave. Tulsa, Oklahoma

Situated on Route 66, this classic donut shop has been re-branded as Livi Lee's Daylight Donuts, with a new colour scheme of pink and green.

"When I was here at this Daylight Donuts in 2006, I chatted with the owner about this sign.

I was told that the landlord was going to tear it down and build a new sign for this and the other stores on the property. Only a matter of months. I made a panic-ed call to Tod at the American Sign Museum. He couldn't take it at the time. I've been relieved to see other people's Flickr photos of it many times since then. I asked about it today and was told it's protected now by the historical society in town.

The owner wants to restore it but it's $20,000. She's thinking about doing a fundraiser I urged her to contact me for help and suggestions about that. I worry that this one's just going to collapse from rust one day like so many others do. There used to be a third pole with a star on top but the city cut it off for power lines"