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Sun Valley, California. A nighttime outing with Lynnie and Alison took us to the Pink Motel, which has its original 50's character, and is now used for TV and film shoots. The manager was kind enough to come out and turn on all the neon and light the sign for us.
A Momentary Lapse of Reason is the thirteenth studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd. It was released in the UK and US in September 1987.
A deception for the most, including Roger Waters, it included "so much synthesizers" for somes.
For me, it included some great great songs, and I think it stills alive 25 years later.
Hope you like it, Kurt
Banbury Cross, Banbury. Late October 2015.
Olympus OM10 and Ilford XP2 film.
I think what we are seeing here is accumulated dirt from a sign that stood out from the wall. This building was recently renovated and this has now gone from view.
Off of 14th St. on V or W. Crappily composed, but it was raining and i didn't want to get my camera wet.
A post-Edwardian vitreous enamel advertising sign, located in Beamish Museum.
At one time Walter Willson was one of the leading UK grocery retailers, sadly no longer with us. The company ceased trading in 2006.
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Photo credit: Patrick Gunn/Heritage Vancouver
1154 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Bowmac sign was constructed in 1958 on West Broadway, which was Vancouver's Auto Row at the time. A number of car dealers, notably the Dueck and Deely dealerships, had begun erecting a number of increasingly large signs to attract attention. The Bowmac dealership countered with a 29m (80-foot) high orange sign illuminated with red neon and hundreds of flashing light bulbs. The background was repainted to the current red and blue colours. It was the tallest structure outside of Downtown and briefly, it was the largest freestanding sign in North America. When illuminated it could be seen as far as 18 miles away. Apparently, Jimmy Patterson was pleased with his first sign which prompted him to purchase the company that built it, Neon Products.
Some of the sign's notable features include: its colossal size; its extravagant use of 1950's technology (i.e., over 1,200 incandescent light bulbs and extensive neon lighting); the characteristic 1950's letter font; and the Las Vegas style marquee base with kinetic lighting. The Bowmac sign is an icon of the era when Vancouver, because of its significant number of artistic neon signs, was referred to as the "neon capital of North America". The Bowmac sign is distinct from the other neon signs, and was a city landmark because of its size and its position on the West Broadway route.
Preservation background
In 1997, after a demolition permit had been issued, a Heritage Revitalization Agreement (HRA) was approved with retailer Toys 'R' Us, which allowed their signage to be added over the existing Bowmac sign, to what we see today.
Two key points were accomplished; the non-conforming (under the current zoning) Bowmac sign was not then demolished; and Toys 'R' Us was allowed to use signage that otherwise would not have been allowed under current zoning bylaws.
Toys 'R' Us has a 20-year lease [1997-2017] of the premises, with two consecutive renewal options of five years. Upon termination of the lease, a new HRA will have to negotiated or the sign will be demolished.
The Vancouver Heritage Commission reviewed the Sign Application SI401331 on May 5, 1997 and passed a resolution on May 9, 1997 commending Toys 'R' Us for continuing to retain the Bowmac sign. It supported its application for relaxations to the Vancouver Sign By-law.
The adaptive re-use of the Bowmac sign by Toys 'R' Us allowed the preservation in-situ of this City landmark – an important artifact from the era when Vancouver was the "neon capital of North America".
I collect photos of hand painted Greek signwriting. You never see anything like them in the UK - it's all anodyne corporate logos over here.
Recent airline changes at San Diego...Allegiant and Zoom just started service here this month. Their names on this sign replaced Aloha and Skybus, both of which ceased operations earlier this year.
There's nothing like a wind chill of 12 degrees to put a damper on outdoor shooting, so this was all I could manage for today. I can't wait until spring!
W 45th Street from 7th Ave looking west. I liked these more old school signs in evening light.
Fujifilm X-Pro1
XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS
Æ’/6.4 200.0 mm 1/250 1000iso
Seen on a recent visit to China, a brave effort at warning any English speaking visitors of their approach to a toll gate!