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Back in the 50's, the town on Richfield on old 99w in northern California had a Richfield gas station and a large Richfield eagle sign out front. As a kid, I thought the sign was 20' tall. Probably not, but at least it seemed huge. I have been trying to find a picture of it for quite a while with no luck. I even contacted the historical society there with no luck. Anyone have a picture?
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I remember that too & as a kid that neon eagle on top of the stations (was seemed) huge... 
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remember this?...
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I looked up old photos in richfield ca. There is a very large eagle on a pillard
one side says richfield, any questions let me know, if you need help. Not sure if this what your looking for. Mike
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Those "towers" identified Richfield "beacon" stations, which were first built in the 20s/30s, in a very fancy style.
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  I believe this is the type of sign you remember. This is one of two of these I have been lucky enough to own over the years. They measure 13 ft tall from claws to top wing tip and 9 feet across from beak to tail. I wish I had been able to keep one, but they are huge and unless you have a very large building or hangar they are tough to display.
Dennis Leith / Always looking for unusual Gilmore Oil Company items and Automobilia Displays
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Randy, I don't remember that one, but that is almost the size that I thought I remembered. Of course, that was at least a week ago!  Looks like it was in the town of Mt. Shasta? Mike, where did you find the photos of Richfield? Ken
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Wow the eagle neon is great. Wish I had one of those for my building.
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 Here is another version of the sign...
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Randy's Richfield Beacon station in Shasta CA as it looked a few weeks ago.
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