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vintage polaroid SX-70 camera electronically modified to shoot 600 series film. soon-to-be-available impossible project color generation 2.0 beta test film. scan: epson V750. exif tags: filmtagger.
built in 1959, this landmark neon sign bids travellers farewell at the southern end of "the strip" in las vegas. from here, its a long dark drive thru the desert and bat country to los angeles.
mamiya 6MF 50mm f/4 + kodak portra 160NC. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: filmtagger.
on the carnival midway at the 71st annual carrot festival in california's imperial valley. mamiya 6MF 50mm f/4 + kodak portra 400. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: lenstagger.
When we saw this, we knew we'd found the perfect spot for lunch (and yes, the food was good). The signage was not as broken on the opposite side, but in order to see both signs and the building, this was the side to shoot.
Cleveland, TN
Niagara Falls, New York
I love this old sign at the Caravan Motel on Niagara Falls Blvd in Niagara Falls, NY, particularly the googie-style starbursts near the top of the triangle (pyramid?). We drove back at night but, sadly, it wasn't lit up.
Opened in 1956 by Alex Garnet Johnson and Marjory Bel Johnson -- information I gleaned from their FB page -- this small motel tucked in behind the fence looked charming and I believe it is still in operation.
On US 11; Nedrow, New York
Saw this theater on a drive down to Kansas City earlier this year in March. Resolved to come back and shoot it at twilight/dusk/blue hour when it was lit up. I was glad to see that all the letters were lit and the sign appeared to be in fine order. One more summer goal completed.
mamiya 6MF 50mm f/4 + kodak portra 160NC, 10sec exposure on tripod. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: filmtagger.
holga 120S + expired kodak ektachrome EPR 64 cross-processed in C-41. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: filmtagger.
Oceanside, CA
I would have loved to have had the time to get out of the car and shoot this colourful gem from all angles, but unfortunately we were pressed for time so I had to settle for one of my drive-by-shooting shots lol
Here's some info on The Star from the Cinema Treasures web site:
"The Star Theatre opened on August 18, 1956 with Gregory Peck in “Moby Dick”. It had a seating capacity for 986. There were 546 seats in the orchestra and 440 in the stepped loge section at the rear. Behind the loge seating area was a cry room, that was equipped with electric fixtures for bottle warmers.
This was once a popular movie house, located in downtown Oceanside. In its darkest days it functioned as an adult theater operated by Pussycat Theatres, but has recently been renovated and is used for live performances."
Lake City, FL
A little roadside religion where they serve the "best eatin' in town"!
(I cannot confirm that as we did not stop to eat and, having never eaten in Lake City, we would have been unqualified to make comparisons anyway lol)
mamiya 6MF 50mm f/4 + kodak portra 160. lab: the icon, los angeles, ca. scan: epson V750. exif tags: filmtagger.
Edmundston, NB
I checked online and it looks like that Sprite logo dates back to the 1970s. Another fun find on the wonderful east coast road trip we did.
Los Angeles, CA
Let me set the scene. It's 2014, and we've just landed at LAX and picked up our rental car. We're there for the opening night of our Sign Geeks gallery show in Pomona, where for the first time, I'll have photographs on display in an art gallery (and I am blessed that it wasn't the last time either).
It's the first time I've been in California since the 1960s when I was a child, and the first-time-ever for my husband. Shortly after leaving the car lot, we drive by this sign and I can officially check it off as one of the first of almost 2000 photos I would take on our whirlwind three-night stay as we roadtripped around Los Angeles County. And it was the first sign of the trip.
The sign doesn't look like this anymore. And I've just read online that The Proud Bird is no longer a restaurant where you can relax and have a drink or meal and watch the planes take off from LAX, but is now the "Proud Bird Food Bazaar" -- an events centre and food hall.
For the times, they are a-changin'.
Garden Hardware on Eighth Avenue by West 48th Street was founded in 1955 and specialized in general and industrial #hardware as well as restaurant supplies and theatrical hardware. We were fond of its colorful #signage. We interviewed the owner Bob Orgel who told us that his "grandfather opened the hardware store to serve the area's many restaurants and theaters. We often sold rigging and lighting to many of the Broadway theaters." Sadly the business closed in 2006. #signgeeks #storefront #disappearingfaceofnewyork #type #typography #paint #garden
This is an oldie; I was going through some old folders and found this photo. I took it back in 2010 as we drove through Virginia heading home from a southern vacation. I don't know if this was originally a Holiday Inn but the sign shape is similar.
I checked Google today and there I discovered a street-view from 2015, showing the motel still operational, but now just called the Holiday Lodge. They repainted the sign and the arrow is gone. It no longer welcomes hikers, it "welcomes you"!
www.google.ca/maps/@37.3293433,-80.7369268,3a,15y,310.73h...
Pearisburg, Virginia