AAA Sign Company records

Paul Ashley opened the AAA Sign Company in the Hyde Park neighborhood in 1944 with his brother John who operated an auto repair business out of the same building. AAA Sign Co. & Auto Body was located at 1404 N. 12th Street. Their father was also a sign maker, he started Ashely Sign Company in 1910 and operated it until his death in 1946. Prior to them moving in, the building was a tinsmith’s shop. The AAA Sign Company was known for its sleek, modern designs. Paul Ashley drew the original Kuna Caveman mascot and painted some of the signs up at Bogus Basin. Paul Ashley retired in 1989 and passed on the company to his grandson, Allen P. Haumann. Paul died in 2001. In 2011 Justinian Morton began restoring the building and operating the AAA Sign Company. Morton closed the company in 2015, however it was later reopened at a different location in 2016 with a new owner, Mike Miller –who also owns Junk Monkeys and Pinup Sign.