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Whittier, CA
We were driving around the Los Angeles area, sign hunting, and came across this rusty old sign. Just the type of sign I love to discover! Given its condition, I'm not surprised to learn this decades-old sign is no longer there, and am very pleased to learn it was saved and is now in the capable hands of the Valley Relics Museum in Van Nuys, California.
mamiya 6MF 75mm f/3.5 + kodak portra 160. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: lenstagger.
On US 9
Saratoga Springs, NY
Does anyone know if this sign is still standing? The most current google streetview I could see was from October 2019 and the place was all fenced off, with real estate signs posted on the fencing. It was all in sad shape, but the sign was still there, as of then.
Grafton, WV
Sometimes it seems coke signs are everywhere; I'm sure I've missed many of them just because they're so familiar, they don't get noticed.
Arthur, ON
You can still get a Sprite at the Village Variety store in Arthur, Ontario, but this plastic-fantastic sign no longer will entice you to come in and buy one. The store's still there but this cheery, bubbly sign is gone.
Hamilton, ON
Maybe my fellow Canadians can help me out? I think the "Royal Oak" in the sign refers to the company that provides us with all those bags of charcoal for our barbecues? But I'm not sure because I can't find any reference to that particular logo. It's an old sign so I'm guessing the logo could be retired, but you'd think I'd be able to find something. All the logos I can find online have a crown, not an acorn.
San Gabriel, CA
The first Norge Ball sign I've had the opportunity to photograph. I certainly hope for more!
To read more about these, check out this informative page at the excellent Roadside Architecture site:
www.roadarch.com/signs/norge.html?fbclid=IwAR3aI0TD-fkINB...
Los Angeles, CA
I have Norwegian heritage so I loved finding this! The axe is outlined in neon but the little viking is not.
One thing that stands out -- I have never stayed at a motel that surrounds itself with razor wire. And I don't plan to, either.
US 19
Beckley, WV
The King Tut Drive-In has been serving the local crowd since the 1940s. They have a stunning sign. I first encountered it about ten years ago on a bitter cold, snowy day. I did get some photos but was thankful this encounter was not cold and not snowy.
Wildwood, NJ
Yet another restaurant that's on my "to visit" list. I really want to return to Wildwood and dining here (as long as we visit in-season when it's open!) will be on the agenda. Restaurants that have been open for decades are always a high priority for me.
According to their web site, the restaurant was started by the Urie brothers (George, Charles, and Larry), from Philadelphia, as "a seasonal, paper-plate seafood restaurant" way back in 1956, and was known as Urie's Fish Fry. In 1963, George and his wife (and seven of their eight children!) began running the restaurant themselves, and eventually sold the restaurant to a group of local businessmen.
Anaheim, CA
Back in April 2016 I shot several photographs of Anaheim's La Palma Chicken Pie Shop, which opened in 1956, not knowing at that time the fate of either the restaurant or the sign. About a week or so later, I posted one of those photos here on Flickr, along with the news I had just learned that the restaurant was closing. Thankfully, the Museum of Neon Art (MONA) in Glendale rescued the sign.
Here is a photograph I took of the sign on the side of the restaurant -- I now have three shots of this restaurant's signage posted here on Flickr (two shots of the neon and this shot). I hope you'll have a look in my "2016" album here on Flickr to see all three photos of this long-gone restaurant.
mamiya 6MF 50mm f/4 + kodak portra 160. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: filmtagger.
Named after Henry Gaylord Wilshire, this Los Angeles classic (on Wilshire), built in the 1920s, was originally a hotel.
Very close to this rusty old clock sign, there is an old Coke sign for "Wren's Market"....so I'm making the assumption that the wording below the clock face is also advertising Wren's. It was not 9 in the morning.....the clock likely hasn't worked for years. (That Coke sign photo I mentioned is the next photo after this one in my photostream, btw.)
Spotted this beauty as we were driving through Louisville, GA (which is pronounced Lewis-ville, not Looey-ville, according to what I've learned).
We ended up staying for lunch in Louisville at the delightful Home Fresh Bistro. We were quite surprised to find ourselves in a Mennonite restaurant in the middle of Georgia! The food, by the way, was spectacular!
Mr. B's has been in business since the 1960s. I'm thinking this building looks like the architecture from another fast food restaurant, but it's escaping me at the moment.
On US Route 9 in Queensbury, New York
(the Lake George area)
UPDATED to add this newspaper article about the business: poststar.com/news/local/mr-b-s-best-keeps-serving-strong-...
US/Route 301
King George, VA
It had all the look of being closed for quite some time, but I couldn't say for sure. Abandoned? Maybe. The sign was old and rusty, and it was the only signage -- so the name of this (former?) restaurant/drive-in is unknown. I'm actually wondering if the drive-in used to be at the back and has long since been removed. At the opposite end of the building shown there was another door, with a big "closed" sign on it. The whole thing was a mystery to me at the time, and still is. Nevertheless, I love the old rusty neon signage!
About a block off US 1 in Saco, Maine, The Lobster Claw looked like a classic New England seafood restaurant to me. It wasn't yet open for the season when we stopped in front of it. According to their web site, they've been in business for decades. If we're ever back this way again and they're open, we intend to check it out.
Lynn, MA
In 2018 the Boston suburb of Lynn started to light up its streets with a collection of vintage neon signs. The project was supposed to run for three years, so I hope the signs are all still up! This is one of them; I shot many and in going through old folders today, I realized I have not yet edited most of the signs I photographed. I have my work cut out for me LOL
Here's an article about the project:
Franklinton, NC
When exploring and sign hunting, always go down the side streets, then turn around and go back the same way. You never know what you might suddenly see!
The sign was there, but Mr T's wasn't. No cocktails for us.
Photographed on Route 66 in the Highland Park neighbourhood of Los Angeles.
sections of the old moulin rouge and stardust casino signs in the neon boneyard after dark. nikon D7000 + nikkor 10-24mm.
abandoned grocery market on the eastern shore of the salton sea in california. 2min exposure under full moon, light painting with red-gelled LED flashlight. nikon D7000 + nikkor 10-24mm. 4x 2min exposures stacked for star trails.
mamiya 6MF 50mm f/4 + kodak portra 160. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: filmtagger.
derelict chicken trailer sits across from roy's cafe & motel. albert okura, founder of the juan pollo chicken restaurant chain now owns the historic route 66 town of amboy, far out in california's mojave desert.
mamiya 6MF 50mm f/4 + kodak portra 160. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: filmtagger.
North Hollywood, CA
It's a small feature, but I get a kick out of the tiny tap/spigot on the barrel. It's a great little detail.
mamiya 6MF 50mm f/4 + kodak portra 160. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: filmtagger.
On US 25; Travelers Rest, SC
This was a "stop the car" moment when I spotted this great old plastic-fantastic sign lol
On Route 66
Pasadena, CA
Twice in the past few years, we've made plans to have dinner at Cameron's (it is both a restaurant and fish market) while in LA and twice, our plans have changed. And now I read that earlier this year (January 2021), they have permanently closed their doors. And so now we never will.
Sad news. I wonder about the fate of their great signage.