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Taco Bell #4451 (2,028 square feet)
2391 George Washington Memorial Highway, York River Crossing, Hayes, VA
Built and opened in 1991
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.
I had never been anywhere before where they give cars the right-of-way in the downtown, heavy pedestrian area. And the signs are not really at eye level.
In my opinion it makes for a pretty crappy city when pedestrians have to wait at crosswalks and dash across the street between cars.
d80184b. The sign says; nudity permitted on beach only. And yet people go nude on this grassed area with total impunity, knowing that no ranger or other person of authority is going to police the situation as per what the national parks sign says!!
Unbelievably this diner closes at 4pm every day. I'm told their food is delicious and their milkshakes to die for, but I've never managed to get there before they close.
Calgary, Alberta.
The Cola sign facing the NYC skyline.
I was at this location a couple of days ago (February 27, 2013) to get another shot of this unique sign just to find out that there's huge building being constructed right behind it.
Fortunately I photographed it, I documented it.
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.
Wall sign I made and painted for us parents, and in-laws. Taken on iPhone 5 and edited with Snapseed. 165/365
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.
So a friend of mine is working on a project where he buys old postcards and then seeks out the current day location from the image on the postcard. As you can imagine often he would find nothing that remains as a landmark comparison, but occasionally there is a single thing that remains that in itself was the landmark.
This sign is all that remains of the original St. Elmo-tel. Get it El MOTEL?. The original sign stands on a street corner in South Austin with nothing more than a drainage ditch behind it right on a corner with a turn signal.
While he worked I fired off a couple of shots and thought it would be cool to process in a more retro way to partner the design of the signage. This was the end result...
Shot at midnight with a Nikon D5000, Tamron 28-75mm lens while firing the onboard flash.
@lifebypixels
Inden du læser videre, så prøv lige at gætte dig til betydningen af Tivolis restriktioner for denne forlystelse...
Man skal kunne holde fast med begge hænder.
Ikke have brækkede knogler.
Ikke være påvirket af alkohol ell. euforiserende stoffer.
Have almindelig kontrol over balance.
Løse genstande må ikke medtages.
Ingen erstatning for tabte genstande.
Minimum 130 centimeter.
Forbudt for gravide kvinder, dårlig ryg og nakke og dårligt hjerte.
Og nej ikke alle er vist på denne tegning ha ha - der var skam flere på skiltet - det var jo en hel menu!
After several decades of being hidden by poster boards this British Railways Western Region running-in board has just been uncovered at High Wycombe. On the opposite side is the remains of a GWR wooden running-in board, missing the raised letters, but nonetheless still readable. You can still see where the connection information for the former line to Marlow & Maidenhead was covered up with cardboard in May 1970 following the closure of the line.
26th April 2012.
The Hogsmeade sign at Harry Potter world in Universal Studios Florida.
Absolutely amazing place and i'm not even a Harry Potter fan but the detail in everything there is incredible and must be viewed by all fans.
Hope you enjoy and many thanks for everyone viewing, faves and commented on any of my images have a great day :)
Seen on a recent visit to China, a brave effort at warning any English speaking visitors of their approach to a toll gate!
Big Kmart #3365 (100,850 square feet)
741 East Little Creek Road, Norfolk, VA
Opened October 13th, 1976, became Big Kmart in 1997; originally Miller's Department Store (March 14th, 1963-1975)
Not because of this robin necessarily, but there were plenty of birds singing today, and what is more I saw my first butterfly on the wing this year - a Brimstone.
Surprisingly, this seems to be my first photo of a European Robin on flickr, despite it being such a regular bird that is often easy to photograph.
Frensham Little Pond, Surrey
22nd February 2019
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