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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.
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.
Edmundston, NB
This was a lovely, well-kept motel. I was sad to see that it was marked "permanently closed" when I recently googled it.
mamiya 6MF 50mm f/4 + kodak portra 160. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: filmtagger
mamiya 6MF 50mm f/4 + kodak portra 160. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: filmtagger.
Pomona Wine Cellar
Pomona, CA
I loved the sign with the missing letters and the cup lights on top (it's no longer there, the sign was replaced with something new and boring). Very cool. And the neon sign is pretty awesome too. The entire Los Angeles area has SO MANY nifty liquor store signs!
sections of the old moulin rouge and stardust casino signs in the neon boneyard after dark. nikon D7000 + nikkor 10-24mm.
US/Route 20
Bridgewater, NY
Ace Garage opened in 1961.
When I spotted it, I was unsure if it was long abandoned, or still a working garage but no longer a working gas station. It had the look of abandonment, to be honest. It doesn't matter what I thought at the time of course -- according to google, it's completely closed.
St Jacobs area, Ontario
While driving around north of Waterloo, Ontario (in the St Jacob's area), we came across this old GMC truck. Old signs, old rusty truck -- some of my favourite things to find!
Route/US 11
Martinsburg, WV
It's in a bit of rough shape, but it's such a cute, charming sign. Look at the happy couple!
mamiya 6MF 50mm f/4 + kodak portra 160. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: filmtagger.
Plymouth, NC
Searching online, I learned from a Yelp reviewer that Stella's Cafe used to be a jewellery store (and apparently the interior reflects that), so I'm guessing this sign had some neon once upon a time. At least that cool clock is still there.
Columbus, OH
This rusty old sign confuses me. I see a hand with long painted nails holding a flower -- but could the hand perhaps have a been a vase that's been repainted to look like a hand?
Even more puzzling, I swear the background looks like an ice cream cone. I've seen a lot of ice cream signs in my travels and this sure looks like it could have been a sign for a dairy.
Any Columbus natives out there who have any info? It's on Parsons Avenue and the building looks like it could have been an ice cream place back in the day.
Bruckner Bar & Grill is located in the Mott Haven section of the South #Bronx. The #bar and grill is housed in a former elevator repair factory and is one of the pioneering small businesses taking part in the revitalization of the South Bronx or "SoBro" which began in the late 1990s. We love it's oversize #neonsign with the martini glass 🍸which is animated. Photo from 2010 and full text appears in our book "New York Nights". #storefront #eyesonthebronx #everydaybronx #everything_signage #neon #signgeeks #bronxbestshots #signcollective #jj_texttypographical #tv_retrotype #typevstime #guardiancities #reportagespotlight
I spotted this poor old thing on Pico as we were driving around LA; I think the business is long gone, just like the sign's neon.
Los Angeles, CA
holga 120S + expired kodak ektachrome EPR 64 cross-processed in C-41. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: filmtagger.
Everett, MA
On a warm June night, neighbours gather at the Dairy Maid in the Boston suburb of Everett, like they have for almost 40 years. We loved their ice cream too.
We had been there that morning, wanting to check out the neon ice cream cone. They weren't open yet, but the owner, who was busy doing food prep even though it was early morning, graciously took the time to answer my questions and even show me some photos of the sign lit up at night that he had on his phone -- a sign of which he is rightfully proud -- and urged us to return that night. We're very glad we did.
jerry's liquor, since demolished to make way for fancy condos.
mamiya 6MF 50mm f/4 + kodak portra 160. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: lenstagger.
Route/US 17
DeLand, FL
There's a lot going on here.....a dead, stuffed alligator wearing a hard hat, trying to sell you alligator meat, a taxidermy service, even a gift shop. And I guess the taxidermist was also a butcher? We'll never know, as this classic old-Florida site is now closed.
US 601
Yadkinville, NC
After some internet searching, I figured out that the lettering was painted/stencilled on top of an old Crown gas station sign. I think this is the first Crown gas station sign I've come across in my travels.
Those old signs featured a star, which you can just see peeking out above the A in GAS. This sign likely goes back to the 1950s or 60s; the logo for the 70s had the star inside the O.
Yadkin Food Mart is closed -- permanently, according to Google.
For some historical info:
mamiya 6MF 50mm f/4. kodak portra 400VC pushed +2 stops. lab: A&I color, hollywood, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: filmtagger.
I've wanted to see this sign up-close-and-personal and I finally have! It didn't disappoint; it's a gem.
This one was shot with my phone, using Hipstamatic.
St. Petersburg, FL
South Hill, VA,
on US 1
Harper's Jewelry was founded by Mr. C. Hill Harper back in 1946. Those nifty old neon diamonds are now encased in plexiglass -- likely the best way to keep them protected.
Weldon, NC
Charming old ghost sign -- the store appeared to be empty though.
Checking the company out online, I learned that it was quite the major enterprise and started operations more than 100 years ago. Things didn't go sour for them until the 1990s.
Here's some info from the North Carolina History Project web site:
"The early years of Heilig-Meyers were successful. W. A. Heilig and J. M. Meyers started a furniture store in Goldsboro in 1913. On a limited budget, they became an entrepreneurial success (they even delivered furniture on foot with smaller items strapped onto their backs). When other businesses failed during the Great Depression, the two Lithuanian immigrants cut costs and used in-store credit to grow their business. By the end of the decade, the two owned five stores: Goldsboro, Kinston, Wilson, Raleigh, and Rocky Mount.
In 1946, Heilig sold his interests to Meyers, who turned management over to his sons. Under their helm, the company grew to 14 stores by 1964 and 19 stores by 1970. Although the company’s headquarters had moved to Richmond, Virginia, most stores were located in eastern North Carolina.
Heilig-Meyers experienced steady growth during the 1970s and 1980s. Leadership acquired chains such as Thornton Stores and Bruce’s Furniture Stores. During the early 1980s, Meyer’s sons, Hyman and Sidney, retired and turned management over to existing upper management in the corporation. During the economic recession of the early 1980s, Heilig-Meyers did not close a store while its competitors performance dropped anywhere from 20 to 50-percent. Part of the company’s success had been its focus on starting stores in small towns."
Dublin, GA
The juxtaposition of the "celebrating black history month" flag right beside the monument to the Civil War's Confederate army caught my eye.