Classic vintage signage on the King Koin Launderette in Sleepy Eye.
EVERY TIME I PASS through Sleepy Eye along U.S. Highway 14 in southwestern Minnesota, I admire the same business signage, especially on the King Koin Launderette downtown.
With no time ever to stop for a proper photo shoot, I settle for a drive-by shot.
That laundromat sign is just so classic. You gotta love it.
Another eye-catching sign on the west side of Sleepy Eye.
Ditto for the simple geometric sign that’s likely marked Mathiowetz Body Shop for years. The garage style building and clutter of vehicles tell me this is a body shop, even if I miss the sign.
Can the PIX Theatre be reclaimed?
And, finally, there’s the PIX Theatre. Each time I observe the clearly abandoned building with those three aging letters and the hole in the marquee, I want to scream, “Please, somebody, anybody, buy this place and restore it.”
© Copyright 2014 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
Minnesota Prairie Roots 
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